uncap

UK: /ʌnˈkæp/ US: (un kap′)

Inflections of 'uncap' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

uncaps

v 3rd person singular

uncapping

v pres p

uncapped

v past

uncapped

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

un•cap  (un kap′), v., -capped, -cap•ping. 
v.t. 

1. to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
2. to free from limits or restrictions:
   The union is demanding that cost-of-living allowances be uncapped.
3. to remove a cap or hat from (the head of a person).

v.i. 

4. to remove the cap or hat from the head, as in respect.

• un-² + cap¹ 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

uncap / ʌnˈkæp/ verb ( -caps, -capping, -capped)

1. (transitive) to remove a cap or top from (a container): to uncap a bottle
2. to remove a cap from (the head)