unhitchv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈhɪtʃ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈhɪtʃ/

Etymology: un- prefix² 1b(b).

1. transitive. To detach (from a practice).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > give up a habit or practice [verb (transitive)] > cause one to or disaccustom

unwone1340

disuse1489

discustom1502

wean1526

disaccustom1530

uncustom1530

unaccustom1580

unwont1580

to break (any one) of a practice or habit1612

disinure1613

unhitch1622

unhabit1650

dishabituate1869

wean1891

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. i. i. 10 From which terrible griping..nothing can vn-hitch them but deaths flesh-hooke.

2. To detach (a horse, etc.) by undoing a fastening (also reflexive):

a. From a vehicle, plough, or the like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [verb (transitive)] > remove from tether, hobble, etc.

uncurb1580

untrace1604

unhitch1706

unpicket1839

unbear1853

unhobble1881

1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Destravar, to unhitch.

1862 B. Taylor At Home & Abroad 2nd Ser. ii. iv. 91 While the younger children unhitched and watered the horses.

1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols i. 2 My Chinese carter..unhitching his two mules [from the cart], went off and left me in the encampment.

absolute.1887 I. Randall Lady's Ranche Life Montana 150 So he helped me to unhitch, and I led the horses, while he dragged the buggy across.

b. From something to which its head is tied.

ΚΠ

1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 386/2 I went out and unhitched the horse, and drove straight home.

1895 Cent. Mag. Aug. 626/1 I have known of one horse that while hitched to a stake-and-ridered fence would jump the fence without unhitching himself.

3. To detach or unfasten (a thing).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)]

undoc1275

unwork1548

ungluea1617

unhinge1655

disattach1658

disengage1662

untacka1677

unglutinate1683

detach1686

unshackle1694

unship1793

unhitch1876

1876 G. J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto xxviii. 315 He un~hitched his bridle from the garden palings.

1891 V. C. Cotes Two Girls on Barge 27 With silent alacrity I unhitched the lamp.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 24 Oct. 7/3 A detachment of the men unhitched the long ladders.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unhitch
释义	unhitchv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈhɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˌənˈhɪtʃ/ Etymology: un- prefix² 1b(b). 1. transitive. To detach (from a practice). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > give up a habit or practice [verb (transitive)] > cause one to or disaccustom unwone1340 disuse1489 discustom1502 wean1526 disaccustom1530 uncustom1530 unaccustom1580 unwont1580 to break (any one) of a practice or habit1612 disinure1613 unhitch1622 unhabit1650 dishabituate1869 wean1891 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. i. i. 10 From which terrible griping..nothing can vn-hitch them but deaths flesh-hooke. 2. To detach (a horse, etc.) by undoing a fastening (also reflexive): a. From a vehicle, plough, or the like. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [verb (transitive)] > remove from tether, hobble, etc. uncurb1580 untrace1604 unhitch1706 unpicket1839 unbear1853 unhobble1881 1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Destravar, to unhitch. 1862 B. Taylor At Home & Abroad 2nd Ser. ii. iv. 91 While the younger children unhitched and watered the horses. 1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols i. 2 My Chinese carter..unhitching his two mules [from the cart], went off and left me in the encampment. absolute.1887 I. Randall Lady's Ranche Life Montana 150 So he helped me to unhitch, and I led the horses, while he dragged the buggy across. b. From something to which its head is tied. ΚΠ 1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 386/2 I went out and unhitched the horse, and drove straight home. 1895 Cent. Mag. Aug. 626/1 I have known of one horse that while hitched to a stake-and-ridered fence would jump the fence without unhitching himself. 3. To detach or unfasten (a thing). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] undoc1275 unwork1548 ungluea1617 unhinge1655 disattach1658 disengage1662 untacka1677 unglutinate1683 detach1686 unshackle1694 unship1793 unhitch1876 1876 G. J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto xxviii. 315 He un~hitched his bridle from the garden palings. 1891 V. C. Cotes Two Girls on Barge 27 With silent alacrity I unhitched the lamp. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 24 Oct. 7/3 A detachment of the men unhitched the long ladders. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1622
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