unhook

verb

un·hook | \ ˌən-ˈhu̇k

unhooked; unhooking; unhooks

Definition of unhook

transitive verb

1 : to remove from a hook

2 : to unfasten by disengaging a hook

3 : to free from a habit or dependency

Examples of unhook in a Sentence

He unhooked the fish from the line. She reached behind her and unhooked her bra.

Recent Examples on the Web

Janine does as Hodgson recommends and unhooks Charlotte from her hospital machines. — refinery29.com, "What The Handmaid's Tale Could Learn From Meghan Markle's Wedding Vows," 6 June 2018 Once the shark was situated more inland, the angler was able to unhook the shark, tag it and take pictures with the sea creature. — Madeline Farber, Fox News, "Texas angler hooks 11-foot tiger shark: 'It was the catch of a lifetime'," 23 May 2018 Uploader Elliot Sudal was about to unhook a large fish from his girlfriend’s line in the Everglades National Park when the greedy gator seized it and proceeded to eat it. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Cow Trap Lake Project a success on multiple levels," 10 May 2018 After a few minutes, Callaghan returned to unhook us. — Katherine Reynolds Lewis, The Cut, "Can Scientists Tell Me If I’m a Good Mom?," 17 Apr. 2018 Once the drone has stopped bouncing around, the flight technicians unhook it and get ready for the next, maybe life-saving, delivery. — Jack Stewart, WIRED, "The World’s Fastest Drones Want to Save Lives in America, Too," 3 Apr. 2018 The point was always just to unhook from the digitized hive mind for a bit — from the faceless online personas that allow me to pose as the best of my intentions while assuming the worst of everyone else’s. — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "A day free of screens (sort of)," 8 Mar. 2018 Before that, the costume worn by South Korea's Yura Min unhooked. — Editors, USA TODAY, "We polled 800-plus Hollywood women: Almost all were assaulted or harassed," 20 Feb. 2018 Protect your plumbing, Kilbourne said, by unhooking garden hoses, leaving faucets dripping and opening kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to get heat to the pipes. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "Out in the cold: Everything you need to survive this historically cold day," 2 Jan. 2018

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