Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

And where open for the whole year, and it would be attended with great advantage to unstock and shut up the same at particular seasons, two-thirds in number and value of commoners, with consent of lord of manor, or his steward, may direct what time they shall be unstocked and shut up;

One I met during the inspections of freezer rooms indicated that her principal function was the stocking and unstocking of the freezer room at a very large supermarket.

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.

Since I had to unstock the fridge and grab the prezzies from under the tree I agreed at meeting him at mums' house.

Directed the master to unstock one of the anchors and store it below .

Of course it is necessary to unstock the gun before beginning this experiment , and be careful while pouring in the sulphur that it does not overflow and run down the ribs or sides of the barrels;

It is a good rule in any case of letting go an old-fashioned anchor when aground, to unstock it and foul the flukes with several turns of cable.

Word Forms

• unstocks
• unstocking
• unstocked
• more unstock
• most unstock

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