Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-cup
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spread open one's hands from a cupped position; to reverse the action of cupping.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From un- + cup.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

uncups (present, singular) uncupping (participle, present) uncupped (participle, past) uncupped (past)

Questions

What does uncup mean?
To spread open one's hands from a cupped position; to reverse the action of cupping.
Where does uncup come from?
From un- + cup.

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