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  • verb Present participle of unclip.

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Examples

  • With a deftness he would not have believed possible an eightday earlier, he used his "unclipping" technique to release the order bonds in the first nail.

    Ordermaster Modesitt, L. E. 2005

  • And how about those shout-outs to the never-seen documentarians: Jim's resigned "You guys are filming people when they go to the bathroom now?" and Michael unclipping his body mic at the airport: "Hey, will you guys let me know if this ever airs?"

    Matt's TV Week in Review: A Wedding, A Farewell, and More! 2011

  • “Will I need an after-hours pass?” asked Uhura, unclipping an ID badge from her hip and holding it up.

    Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010

  • “Will I need an after-hours pass?” asked Uhura, unclipping an ID badge from her hip and holding it up.

    Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010

  • “The survivor is in the cabin,” says the young hoist operator, unclipping the basket from the hook.

    OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010

  • “Will I need an after-hours pass?” asked Uhura, unclipping an ID badge from her hip and holding it up.

    Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010

  • He watched as she put her suitcase on the conveyor belt, stepping out of her shoes, unclipping her watch, removing her jewelry.

    Priceless Nicole Richie 2010

  • I've gone down mountains while sitting on my top tube, but I can't navigate that turn on the GWB while heading up it being forced to turn to my left, without unclipping a foot and pushing myself around.

    Minding the Gap: Performance Equipment BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • Bouet was having a rough go of it, unclipping a foot at one point to use as an outrigger.

    RadioShack gets stage 10 Tour de France win with Paulinho; Schleck retains yellow 2010

  • “The survivor is in the cabin,” says the young hoist operator, unclipping the basket from the hook.

    OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010

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