unhook

[ uhn-hook ]

/ ʌnˈhʊk /

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verb (used with object)

to detach by or as if by releasing a hook: to unhook a tractor from a trailer.

to unfasten or open by undoing a hook or hooks: to unhook a door; to unhook a corset.

verb (used without object)

to become unhooked.

Origin of unhook

First recorded in 1605–15; un-² + hook¹

Words nearby unhook

unhinged, unhip, unhitch, unholy, unhood, unhook, unhoped, unhoped-for, unhorse, unhouse, unhouseled

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Example sentences from the Web for unhook

A new smart bra from a Japanese company claims to only unhook when it detects a woman is in love.
This ‘True Love Tester’ Bra Misses What Women Really Want—Then Insults Them|Emily Shire|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Loosen collar, waist bands, and unhook corset, or cut the laces behind.
The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)|Various
It is evidently to mobilize certain of these atoms, to unhook them from the wall and put them in swing.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
The apprentice ran to unhook the one that hung over the kitchen sink, and handed it to her.
The Magic World|Edith Nesbit

The weight of the bird's body above hooks the toes around the branch, and there they stay until the bird wishes to unhook them.
Among the Farmyard People|Clara Dillingham Pierson
Lift him out, unhook him David and bait again; no, the worm will do.
Twenty-Six Years Reminiscences of Scotch Grouse Moors|William Alexander Adams

British Dictionary definitions for unhook

unhook

/ (ʌnˈhʊk) /

verb

(tr) to remove (something) from a hook

(tr) to unfasten the hook of (a dress, etc)

(intr) to become unfastened or be capable of unfasteningthe dress wouldn't unhook

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单词	unhook
释义	unhook [ uhn-hook ] / ʌnˈhʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unhook ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to detach by or as if by releasing a hook: to unhook a tractor from a trailer. to unfasten or open by undoing a hook or hooks: to unhook a door; to unhook a corset. verb (used without object) to become unhooked. Origin of unhook First recorded in 1605–15; un-² + hook¹ Words nearby unhook unhinged, unhip, unhitch, unholy, unhood, unhook, unhoped, unhoped-for, unhorse, unhouse, unhouseled Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unhook A new smart bra from a Japanese company claims to only unhook when it detects a woman is in love. This ‘True Love Tester’ Bra Misses What Women Really Want—Then Insults Them\|Emily Shire\|January 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Loosen collar, waist bands, and unhook corset, or cut the laces behind. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)\|Various It is evidently to mobilize certain of these atoms, to unhook them from the wall and put them in swing. The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method\|Henri Poincar The apprentice ran to unhook the one that hung over the kitchen sink, and handed it to her. The Magic World\|Edith Nesbit The weight of the bird's body above hooks the toes around the branch, and there they stay until the bird wishes to unhook them. Among the Farmyard People\|Clara Dillingham Pierson Lift him out, unhook him David and bait again; no, the worm will do. Twenty-Six Years Reminiscences of Scotch Grouse Moors\|William Alexander Adams British Dictionary definitions for unhook unhook / (ʌnˈhʊk) / verb (tr) to remove (something) from a hook (tr) to unfasten the hook of (a dress, etc) (intr) to become unfastened or be capable of unfasteningthe dress wouldn't unhook Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unhook save, rescue, free, redeem, detach, emancipate, decipher, unravel, undo, break up, slacken, relax, ease, loose, unlock, untie, alleviate, unscrew, loosen, disembarrass
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unhook

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of unhook

Words nearby unhook

Example sentences from the Web for unhook

British Dictionary definitions for unhook

verb

Words related to unhook