Definition of "undress" in English

verb

1. (reflexive, now rare) To remove one's clothing.

   • She undressed herself before putting on her bedclothes.

2. (intransitive) To remove one’s clothing.

   • The doctor asked me to undress for the examination.

3. (transitive) 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.

4. (transitive, figuratively) To strip something off.

5. To take the dressing, or covering, from.

   • to undress a wound

noun

1. (now archaic or historical) Partial or informal dress for women, as worn in the home rather than in public.

2. (now archaic or historical) Informal clothing for men, as opposed to formal or ceremonial wear.

3. 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.