uncradle

English

Etymology

un- +‎ cradle

Verb

uncradle (third-person singular simple present uncradles, present participle uncradling, simple past and past participle uncradled)

1. (transitive) To remove from a cradle.
   • 2001, Clark Blaise, Pittsburgh Stories, page 65:

     She worries about a phone call, whether to uncradle the receiver now, or to answer it when it rings.

   • 2010, Gordon A. Hunsaker, Gunfights & Gunfighters, page 222:

     It took me a few seconds to uncradle the heavy Motorola mike. I brought it to my mouth and answered, “915A,” pen hovering over my notepad.