uncase

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uncase

(ʌnˈkeɪs)
vb (intr)
archaic to get undressed; undress
vb (tr)
to remove or release from a case; unpack; uncover
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Verb 1. [画像:uncase - get undressed]uncase - get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
take off - remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
undress, disinvest, divest, strip - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
take off - take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
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(3) Matthew Fontaine, "1st SFAB Uncases Colors, Begins Train, Advise, Assist Mission in Afghanistan," Department of the Army, 19 March 2018, <https://www.army.mil/article/202410/lst_sfab_uncases_colors_begins_train_advise_assist_mission_in_afghanistan>, accessed on 2 July 2018.
'Or if inmates yet to be convicted for bailable offences have stayed in custody beyond a reasonable period or attempted robbery or cases with unduly delayed trial in cases where magistrates are not empowered to grant bail or uncases of inmates awaiting trial for bailable offences, such people can be found worthy of release,' he stated.
While veryone else uncases their .223 bolt-guns for a coyote hunt, you could smile and slip a .22 TCM into a holster and wait patiently for them to be done fussing while they stare at your holster.