Sekirov Dictionary

undress

/ʌnˈdɹɛs/

verb 5
noun 3
forms 4
phrases 1

verb5

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To remove one’s clothing.
- The doctor asked me to undress for the examination.
•
[with oneself] To remove one's clothing.
- She undressed herself before putting on her bedclothes.
•
To remove the clothing of (someone).
- Mary began to undress her daughter in preparation for bathtime.
- The young men slowly and sensually undressed each other before making passionate love.
To take the dressing, or covering, from.
(figurative) To strip something off.

noun3

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Now more specifically, a state of having few or no clothes on.
- She returned to her dorm to find her roommate, fresh out of the shower, in a state of undress.
(no longer used, historical) Partial or informal dress for women, as worn in the home rather than in public.
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(no longer used, historical) Informal clothing for men, as opposed to formal or ceremonial wear.
- His undress, and the agitation he was apparently in, which she imputed to the effect of her charms, combined to make him appear more interesting both to the mother and daughter […]. — 1791

forms

undressed · undrest · undressing · undresses

Phrases with undress

undress with one's eyes
To gaze at someone lasciviously.

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