uncatch

To set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release

Verb

  1. 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.

Forms

uncatches uncatching uncaught