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  • adjective Not cocked
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of uncock.

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Examples

  • I thumbed the hammer, squeezed the trigger, and uncocked the weapon with a satisfying clickclack.

    Blog Fiction | Sci-Fi | Halcyon day | Station151 2010

  • You flip the little lever down, flip the works attached out and down, (gun must be uncocked, dry fire if necessary!).

    You Always Hurt the Gun You Love 2008

  • Then he lowered and uncocked the weapon, placing it first on the top of the cupboard and then, having clucked at his lack of care, restoring it to his pocket.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • Howie's entire life flashed before his eyes at least three times before Bondurant uncocked the hammer and withdrew the pistol.

    A Girl's Legs Stirring The Air 2010

  • I uncocked the blade and began slashing my upper thigh.

    Martyr Mark Krieger 2010

  • When Coleman uncocked his head and looked into my eyes straight-on, I quickly said, “Sorry, I lost my train of thought.”

    As Husbands Go Susan Isaacs 2010

  • Then he lowered and uncocked the weapon, placing it first on the top of the cupboard and then, having clucked at his lack of care, restoring it to his pocket.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • Then he lowered and uncocked the weapon, placing it first on the top of the cupboard and then, having clucked at his lack of care, restoring it to his pocket.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • When Coleman uncocked his head and looked into my eyes straight-on, I quickly said, “Sorry, I lost my train of thought.”

    As Husbands Go Susan Isaacs 2010

  • I uncocked the blade beneath my shirt and positioned the blade between my middle knuckles, the butt of handle against the ball of my palm.

    Martyr Mark Krieger 2010

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