unclamp

Etymology

un- + clamp

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʌnˈklamp/

Verb

Plain form unclamp

Third-person singular unclamps

Past tense unclamped

Past participle unclamped

Present participle unclamping

1. (transitive) If you unclamp something, you remove the clamp from it.

   After the glue had dried, he unclamped the wood.

   The nurse unclamped the tube to allow the liquid to flow.

2. (transitive) If you unclamp your eyes, lips, teeth, etc., you stop holding them together tightly.