- unhook un·hook vt
- [ʌn'hʊk]
(remove: picture) staccare, (trailer) sganciare, (undo: gate) aprire, (dress) slacciare
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unhook un·hook vt
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Unhook — Un*hook , v. t. [1st pref. un + hook.] To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unhook — [unhook′] vt. 1. to remove or loosen from a hook 2. to undo or unfasten the hook or hooks of vi. to become unhooked … English World dictionary
hook — [n] curved fastener angle, catch, clasp, crook, curve, grapnel, grapple, hasp, holder, link, lock, peg; concepts 260,498 hook [v] grab, catch angle, bag, clasp, crook, curve, enmesh, ensnare, entrap, fasten, fix, hasp, lasso, net, pin, secure,… … New thesaurus
unhook — /un hook /, v.t. 1. to detach by or as if by releasing a hook: to unhook a tractor from a trailer. 2. to unfasten or open by undoing a hook or hooks: to unhook a door; to unhook a corset. v.i. 3. to become unhooked. [1605 15; UN 2 + HOOK1] * * * … Universalium
unhook — UK [ʌnˈhʊk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms unhook : present tense I/you/we/they unhook he/she/it unhooks present participle unhooking past tense unhooked past participle unhooked a) to move something so that it is no longer fixed by or to a… … English dictionary
unhook — un|hook [ ʌn huk ] verb transitive to move something so that it is no longer fixed by or to a hook: Can you unhook that cable? a. to open something that is fastened with a hook: She unhooked her skirt … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unhook — /ʌnˈhʊk/ (say un hook) verb (t) 1. to loose from a hook. 2. to open or undo by loosening a hook or hooks. –verb (i) 3. to become unhooked. {un 2 + hook} …
unhook — transitive verb Date: 1611 1. to remove from a hook 2. to unfasten by disengaging a hook 3. to free from a habit or dependency … New Collegiate Dictionary
unhook — un|hook [ʌnˈhuk] v [T] to unfasten or remove something from a hook … Dictionary of contemporary English
unhook — v. loosen (as from a hook), open or release by opening a hook; release from a dependency or an obligation … English contemporary dictionary
unhook — v.tr. 1 remove from a hook or hooks. 2 unfasten by releasing a hook or hooks … Useful english dictionary
