UNCOUPLE

uncouple, decouple

(verb) disconnect or separate; “uncouple the hounds”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

uncouple (third-person singular simple present uncouples, present participle uncoupling, simple past and past participle uncoupled)

(transitive) To disconnect or detach one thing from another.

We uncoupled the trailer and left it behind.

(transitive) To come loose.

(transitive) To loose, as dogs, from their couples.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*cou"ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + couple.]

Definition: To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars.

Un*cou"ple, v. i.

Definition: To roam at liberty. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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