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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