uncatch
To set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release
Verb
- To set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release
- Caddy uncaught me and we crawled through. - 1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, Folio Society, published 2016, page 4:
- Liz waved. She leaned toward Carter. “Can you please uncatch my hair?” she hissed. - 2014, Cheri Allan, Stacking the Deck:
Origin
From Middle English uncachen, equivalent to un- + catch.