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uncase

(ʌnˈkeɪs)
vb (intr)
archaic to get undressed; undress
vb (tr)
to remove or release from a case; unpack; uncover
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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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"Come, come," returned Hawkeye, uncasing his honest countenance, the better to assure the wavering confidence of his companion; "you may see a skin, which, if it be not as white as one of the gentle ones, has no tinge of red to it that the winds of the heaven and the sun have not bestowed.
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Wherefore that I might more clearly behold the things themselves, I uncasing the Propositions and Demonstrations out of their covert of words, designed them in notes and species appearing to the very eye.
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Whether during uncasing the gun or at the bench, with the claw outside, adjusting the sling to use as a shooting support is far easier and faster when on backwards.
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It's a compact, all-in-one machine that performs both uncasing and case packing with every motion of the servo-operated robotic-style transfer head.
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I should be pulling on my vest, stuffing shells in pockets and uncasing my shotgun.
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