Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ungrab

/ʌnˈɡɹæb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-grab
IPA: /ʌnˈɡɹæb/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To release (a device) that was previously captured for exclusive use.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"This keycode maps to the specific key you want to ungrab."
"To ungrab the pointer, use XUngrabPointer."

Etymology

From un- + grab.

Word Breakdown

Root: *gʰrebʰ-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

ungrabs (present, singular) ungrabbing (participle, present) ungrabbed (participle, past) ungrabbed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce ungrab?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈɡɹæb/.
What does ungrab mean?: To release (a device) that was previously captured for exclusive use.
Where does ungrab come from?: From un- + grab.

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