unhooked; unhooking; unhooks
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.
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At one point, Ozzy tried to make a deal with the others that nobody would steal the key from whomever unhooked it.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
Kenny eventually reeled the shark close enough to shore to unhook and release it.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Just have to remember to clear the lines and unhook the hose when temperatures threaten to drop below freezing.
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Frozen Pipes And Hoses: Make sure to watch for freezing temperatures and to unhook and drain hoses and insulate faucets after watering.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
Kenny eventually reeled the shark close enough to shore to unhook and release it.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Just have to remember to clear the lines and unhook the hose when temperatures threaten to drop below freezing.
—Josh Drinkard, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
Frozen Pipes And Hoses: Make sure to watch for freezing temperatures and to unhook and drain hoses and insulate faucets after watering.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhook
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“Unhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhook. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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unhook
verb
un·hook
ˌən-ˈhu̇k 
1
: to remove from a hook
2
: to unfasten the hooks of
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