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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  • The team also solved issues caused by strong magnetic attraction, enabling robots to detach reliably when commanded.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • Valya volunteers to detach Venera 7’s bathysphere, knowing that he’ll be pulled toward Venus, and will certainly die there.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of detach
Verb
  • If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
  • In laboratory tests, fleets of four and eight robots autonomously assembled into target structures, disconnected, reassembled into new shapes, and operated as a single rigid vessel capable of collective movement.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of disconnect
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  • Beneficiary designations, trust drafting, disclaimer provisions, and the certification itself all have to be handled correctly, and a single misstep can undo the entire strategy.
    — James Lange, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Summer sun can worsen pigmentation, which means a pricey laser session now can be undone in a matter of weeks.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of undo
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of dissociate

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