ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unstock

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Unstock is a verb meaning (transitive) To remove the stock (store or supply) from; to empty of goods.

Meaning

(transitive) To remove the stock (store or supply) from; to empty of goods.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove the stock (block or support) from; to release from that which fixes in place.
  2. (transitive) To remove (a ship etc.) from the stocks.
  3. (figurative) To free up or release.
  4. Not ordinary, basic, or cliché; atypical.

Example Sentences

Directed the master to unstock one of the anchors and store it below .
Since I had to unstock the fridge and grab the prezzies from under the tree I agreed at meeting him at mums' house.
She has an apartment in the Mile High City with a well-stocked bar, and by then I'll really be in the mood to help her unstock it .
No doubt they answer admirably the purpose of stocking a Museum; but they unstock the world – and that is a terrible consideration.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include understock, destock, unstuff, unstow, unstack, destash.

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