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UNCLOTHE (unclad)

Dictionary entry overview: What does unclothe mean?

• UNCLOTHE (verb)
The verb UNCLOTHE has 3 senses:

1. strip
2. take the covers off
3. get undressed

Familiarity information: UNCLOTHE used as a verb is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• UNCLOTHE (verb)

Sense 1

unclothe ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Strip

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

unclothe your heart of envy

Hypernyms (to "unclothe" is one way to...):

deprive; divest; strip (take away possessions from someone)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody of something

Sense 2

unclothe ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Take the covers off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

She unclothed her innermost feelings

Hypernyms (to "unclothe" is one way to...):

expose; uncover (remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

unclothe ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Get undressed

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

discase; undress; uncase; strip down; disrobe; strip; peel; unclothe

Context examples:

please don't undress in front of everybody! / She strips in front of strangers every night for a living

Hypernyms (to "unclothe" is one way to...):

take off (take away or remove)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "unclothe"):

take off (remove clothes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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