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undress

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un·dress  (n-drs)
v. un·dressed, un·dress·ing, un·dress·es
v.tr.
1. To remove the clothing of; disrobe.
2. To remove the bandages from (a wound, for example).
v.intr.
To take off one's clothing.
n.
1. Informal attire or uniform.
2.
a. Nakedness or partial nakedness.
b. Partial but incomplete dress.

undress
Verb
to take off the clothes of oneself or another
Noun
1. in a state of undress naked or nearly naked
2. informal or ordinary working clothes or uniform
undressed adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.undressundress - partial or complete nakedness; "a state of undress"
nakedness, nudeness, nudity - the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
Verb1.undressundress - get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
take off - remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
undress, disinvest, divest, strip - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
take off - take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"
apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
2.undressundress - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
discase, disrobe, strip down, uncase, undress, strip, unclothe, peel - get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

undress
verb 1. strip, strip naked, disrobe, take off your clothes, peel off, doff your clothes
Translations
undress [ʌnˈdrɛs] videsnudarse, desvestirse (esp LAM)

undress [ʌnˈdrɛs] vise déshabiller

undress [ʌnˈdrɛs] visich ausziehen
vtausziehen

undress [ʌnˈdrɛs] vispogliarsi

undress
v undress [anˈdres]
1 to take the clothes off (a person) She undressed the child; Undress yourself and get into bed. uitklee, uittrek يُعَرّي събличам svléci (se) klæde (nogen) af ausziehen ξεντύνω, γδύνω desnudar, quitar la ropa a alguien lahti riietama لباس درآوردن riisua déshabiller לְהַפשִיט किसी के कपड़े उतारना razodjenuti levetkőztet; levetkőzik afklæða spogliare, svestire 服を脱がせる nurengti noģērbt; izģērbt menanggalkan pakaian uitkleden kle av (seg) rozebrać despir(-se) a dezbrăca раздевать vyzliecť (sa) sleči skinuti odeću klä av ถอด soymak 脫衣服 роздягати کپڑے اتارنا، ننگا کرنا cởi trần truồng
2 to undress oneself I undressed and went to bed. uitklee, uittrek يَتَعَرّى събличам се svléci se klæde sig af sich ausziehen ξεντύνομαι, γδύνομαι desnudarse, quitarse la ropa lahti riietuma لخت شدن riisuutua se déshabiller לְהִתפַּשֵט अपने कपड़े उतारना razodjenuti se levetkőzik afklæðast spogliarsi, svestirsi 服を脱ぐ nusirengti noģērbties; izģērbties menanggalkan pakaian zich uitkleden kle av seg rozebrać się despir-se a se dezbrăca раздеваться vyzliecť sa sleči se skinuti se klä av sig ถอดเสื้อผ้า soyunmak 脫衣服 роздягатися ننگا ہونا cởi quần áo


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It could scarcely be said to be within call, the walls, doors, and panelling of the old place were so cumbrous; but it was within easy reach, in any undress, at any hour of the night, in any temperature.
Indeed, had I realised how superbly impressive they were going to be, I think I must have declined the adventure altogether,--for, robed in lustrous ivory-white linen were those figures of undress marble, the wealth of their glorious bodies pressing out into bosoms magnificent as magnolias (nobler lines and curves Greece herself has never known), towering in throats of fluted alabaster, and flowering in coiffures of imperial gold.
"I heard the thing just as I was beginning to undress," Granet explained.
 
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