UNCLOTHE (unclad)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: unclad   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does unclothe mean? 

• UNCLOTHE (verb)
  The verb UNCLOTHE has 3 senses:

1. strip

2. take the covers off

3. get undressed

  Familiarity information: UNCLOTHE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNCLOTHE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strip

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

unclothe your heart of envy

Hypernyms (to "unclothe" is one way to...):

deprive; divest; strip (take away possessions from someone)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody of something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take the covers off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

She unclothed her innermost feelings

Hypernyms (to "unclothe" is one way to...):

expose; uncover (remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Get undressed

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

discase; disrobe; peel; strip; strip down; uncase; unclothe; undress

Context example:

She strips in front of strangers every night for a living

Hypernyms (to "unclothe" is one way to...):

take off (take away or remove)

Verb group:

disinvest; divest; strip; undress (remove (someone's or one's own) clothes)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "unclothe"):

take off (remove clothes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

I flung the warm shawl over her, and drew the edges tight round her neck, for I dreaded lest she should get some deadly chill from the night air, unclad as she was.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Lucy always wakes prettily, and even at such a time, when her body must have been chilled with cold, and her mind somewhat appalled at waking unclad in a churchyard at night, she did not lose her grace.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)