Undress (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim and began examining her for injuries.
- She undressed behind the changing screen to maintain her modesty.
- He undressed and got into bed, exhausted after a long day of work.
- The doctor asked the patient to undress and lie down on the examination table.
- The young mother helped her child undress and get ready for a bath before bedtime.
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Meaning 2
Get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- Please go to the changing room to undress before your medical exam.
- The doctor asked her to undress behind the curtain for the examination.
- Please don't undress in front of everybody, go to the bathroom to change.
- After a long day, she liked to undress as soon as she walked into her bedroom.
- At the fancy dress party, he wasn't embarrassed to undress down to his costume underneath.