unhitched; unhitching; unhitches
: to free from or as if from being hitched
Examples of unhitch in a Sentence
We unhitched the trailer from the car.
Recent Examples on the Web
Thankfully, at that moment, the one survivor who escaped the Jimmies' clutches, a pregnant woman named Cathy (Mirren Mack) who has been hiding in the rafters watching these horrors unfold, unhitches a large hook that swings down and impales Jimmima in the back of the head.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Should an all-electric tow vehicle run low, the driver can pull over and charge directly from the trailer without even unhitching.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
The crew would unhitch the horses, wash the equipment and push it into the apparatus bay.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
The other horse was unhitched from the sleigh and fastened to the collar of the horse in the water and was then able to pull it out.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Just unhitch the Flow, grab your iPad, and steer it like a giant, slow RC car into the perfect spot.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
Sensors located around the flow also allow the vehicle to automatically hitch and unhitch itself.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023
An emerging fleet of whisper-silent and emissions-free tractors promises to unhitch growers from the burdens of conventional farming, far beyond its reliance on fossil fuels.
—Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Should an all-electric tow vehicle run low, the driver can pull over and charge directly from the trailer without even unhitching.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
The crew would unhitch the horses, wash the equipment and push it into the apparatus bay.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
The other horse was unhitched from the sleigh and fastened to the collar of the horse in the water and was then able to pull it out.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Just unhitch the Flow, grab your iPad, and steer it like a giant, slow RC car into the perfect spot.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
Sensors located around the flow also allow the vehicle to automatically hitch and unhitch itself.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023
An emerging fleet of whisper-silent and emissions-free tractors promises to unhitch growers from the burdens of conventional farming, far beyond its reliance on fossil fuels.
—Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
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“Unhitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhitch. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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unhitch
verb
un·hitch
ˌən-ˈhich 
: to free from or as if from being hitched
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