unhook

verb

Definition of unhooknext
as in to unfasten

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Recent Examples of unhook While the gloves are thin and dexterous enough for reeling, setting tip-ups, and (crucially) cracking open a beer, tasks like tying knots, unhooking fish, and snapping photos will still require bare fingers. — Harry Spampinato, Outside, 6 Feb. 2026 The dognapper was able to unhook the poodle's leash and flee with it in a nearby vehicle, police said. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025 Smallmouth bass are among the hardest-fighting freshwater sport fishes, popular with anglers for the leaping acrobatics the fish perform trying to unhook themselves. — Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025 To ride the lifts, snowboarders sit sideways and unhook the rear boot so that the board hangs only from the front foot, thereby fatiguing the foot. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2012 See All Example Sentences for unhook
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhook
  1. unfasten
  2. detach
  3. disconnect
  4. undo
  5. uncouple
  6. dissociate
Verb
  • Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
    — Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of unfasten
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  • However, the mural was detached and transferred to canvas in 1899 following the dispersal of the estate and then divided into eight fragments.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The robotic vehicle's initial drogue parachute deployed successfully, but its main parafoil detached during deployment, leaving the prototype unable to slow its descent before crashing into the ground, according to ESA officials.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of detach
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  • The Village House Situated in Teton Village and almost entirely surrounded by forest, this home makes disconnecting easy.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Andrew Kravchenko | Bloomberg | Getty Images After SpaceX restricted use of its Starlink and Starshield satellite internet services in Ukraine, causing fast-moving drones to disconnect and drop out of the sky, Kyiv is looking for alternatives.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of disconnect
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  • Unfortunately, many in Congress still oppose reforms — such as the RESTORE Patent Rights Act, the PREVAIL Act, and the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act — that would strengthen America’s IP system and undo the mistakes of recent decades.
    — Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In a post on X, Zelenskyy said that ″the decision to undo all of this, to block all of it, seems wrong to me.
    — Elsa Ohlen,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of undo
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  • Before installation begins, contractors should evaluate the subfloor and, when necessary, install an uncoupling membrane to absorb movement and help prevent cracking.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
  • After the Space Shuttle Explorer is struck by debris, she's flung into space on the shuttle's arm, forced to uncouple herself or face being pulled even further into the void.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of uncouple
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  • Living dissociated is like walking through the world half asleep.
    — Sofia Franklyn, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The moves toughen the environment in Brazil for giants like Google, Meta and TikTok, who have long tried to dissociate themselves with crimes online committed by users.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
Definition of dissociate

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“Unhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhook. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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