Meaning

(transitive) To remove ornaments from; to strip..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To remove ornaments from; to strip.
2. To clear from a deck or storage area.

Example Sentences

Nay, if I turn mine eyes upon myself I find myself a traitor with the rest, For I have given here my soul's consent T'undeck the pompous body of a king, Made glory base and sovereignty a slave, Proud majesty a subject, state a peasant

but Eve Undeck'd save with herself , more lovely fair Than wood-nymph, or the fairest goddess feign'd Of three that in mount Ida naked strove , Stood to' entertain her guest from heav'n;

Undeck'd they stand, and unadorn'd with Praise, And fail to profit while they fail to please.

He toiled to make our Story stand as from Time's reverent, runic hand It came, undeck'd By fancies false, erect, alone, The monumental artic stone Of ages wreck'd.

Ruthless Time with his furrowing tread (Oh! that we mortals could bid him stay:) So chills the blood and undecks the head, That unsaucy young minxes e'en say us nay .

Lucky Strike undecks the table, but does not dare touch my cursed china.

It also unloads logs, decks, undecks, delivers and picks up from the peeling station and, in be- tween, puts a small log between tusks and forks and, using it as a blade, sweeps up bark and debris from the black top into a burning pit.

A modern-day example: a transportability approach that lets you undeck big capacity carrier-mounted liftcranes for between-job moves.

Word Forms

• undecks
• undecking
• undecked

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When Should You Use Undeck?

Use undeck when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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