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unhook

[ uhn-hook ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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: hook:
to unhook a door; to unhook a corset.

verb (used without object)

to become unhooked.

unhook

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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 unfastening
the dress wouldn't unhook

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unhook¹

First recorded in 1605–15; un- ² + hook ¹

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Instead, the complaint alleges, he unhooked her bra, squeezed her breasts and told her, “You have perfect breasts. Does your husband tell you that?”

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You have to come to a meeting spot at the border, unhook all your trucks and trailers, bring in another truck to bring it in to the U.S.

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Mom unhooked her seat belt and scrambled into the backseat.

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I started going to a 12-step program to unhook myself from him.

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While trains and trucks also transport EVs, isolating and extinguishing fires is easier as workers can unhook a rail car and a trucker can pull over, said Frazee.

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