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UNHOOK
unhook
(verb) take off a hook
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unhook (third-person singular simple present unhooks, present participle unhooking, simple past and past participle unhooked)
(transitive) To remove from a hook.
(transitive) To unfasten by means of hooks.
(transitive, colloquial) To unfasten the bra of (its wearer).
Anagrams
• konhou
Source: Wiktionary
Un*hook", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hook.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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