"unhook" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unhooks [present, singular, third-person], unhooking [participle, present], unhooked [participle, past], unhooked [past]
Etymology: un- + hook Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|hook}} un- + hook Head templates: {{en-verb}} unhook (third-person singular simple present unhooks, present participle unhooking, simple past and past participle unhooked)
  1. (transitive) To remove from a hook. Tags: transitive Translations (to remove from a hook): откачам (otkačam) (Bulgarian), ᎫᏓᎴᎠ (gudalea) (Cherokee), odhaczać [imperfective] (Polish), odhaczyć [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-unhook-en-verb-gUYssZw6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 38 44 Disambiguation of 'to remove from a hook': 97 3 1
  2. (transitive) To unfasten by means of hooks. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unhook-en-verb-2CbWWqtz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 38 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 27 46 27
  3. (transitive, colloquial) To unfasten the bra of (its wearer). Tags: colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-unhook-en-verb-5B-JCuki Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 38 44

Inflected forms

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