Unhook
[ʌn'hʊk]
Definition
(v. t.) 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.
Typed by Borg
Definition
v.t. to loose from a hook.
Typed by Aldo
Examples
- The telephone clicked, and Archer, turning from the photographs, unhooked the transmitter at his elbow. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He unhooked his canteen and uncorked it. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I unhooked the handle from the seat, laid the umbrella in the bow and went back to Catherine for the oar. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- She jumped down from the van before he was aware, when Venn unhooked the lantern and leaped down after her. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- As she said it, she unhooked her arm. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The major was unhooking the forceps now, dropping them in a basin. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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