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unhook

[uhn-hook]

verb (used with object)

to detach by or as if by releasing a hook: to unhook a tractor from a trailer.

to unfasten or open by undoing a hook or hooks: to unhook a door; to unhook a corset.

verb (used without object)

to become unhooked.

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Origin:
1605–15; un-² + hook¹

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unhook (ʌnˈhʊk)

—vb
1.	(tr) to remove (something) from a hook
2.	(tr) to unfasten the hook of (a dress, etc)
3.	(intr) to become unfastened or be capable of unfastening: the dress wouldn't unhook

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