Crossword clues for unhook
unhook
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unhook \Un*hook"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hook.] 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.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To remove from a hook. 2 (context transitive English) To unfasten by means of hooks. 3 (context transitive colloquial English) To unfasten the bra of (its wearer).
WordNet
v. take off a hook [ant: hook]
Usage examples of "unhook".
Stiffly she bent to unhook the pedometer, not broken, and showed it at the wicket.
When Stonecypher pushed the remains of his sandwich iside, and the plasticware was gathered for the dishwasher, Thomas unhooked himself from his seat.
He unhooked the first steelyard and replaced it with another whose counterweight arm was much longer than that for the pan holding the objects being weighed.
She transferred the banknotes to her teeth, stretched up and unhooked the set of clothing, then turned back helplessly to the inspector.
Coming to his feet, Steve found himself behind the panting switcher, which had braked to a sharp stop and was about to unhook from the flat-car.
As his tarpon came alongside his boat, Henderson suddenly reached down and unhooked his prize, releasing it with experienced dexterity.
Well, I got in amongst the trashy bushes, sloughed and plowed my head around, and finally unhooked the epidermis from my upper and lower jaws.
At that moment the bucket appeared slightly above the brace at the shaft, and was taken by the topman, Joe Bulder, who, lifting it to one side, unhooked it and placed on the hook an empty bucket of the same construction, ready for the unpromising descent.
I found I could pull back the bolts easily enough and unhook the great chains.
After a pause of a moment, he proceeded, in his stately way, to the door, drew back the ponderous bolts, unhooked the heavy chains, and began to draw it open.
Bryson replied quickly as he unhooked the long shade and threw it, clatteringly, to the floor, then began working loose a bolt on the window frame.
The line was moving swiftly now, and Cuvier and his lady friend were at the front door of the auditorium before Merle got the walkie-talkie unhooked from his belt and brought it to his lips.
Unhooking the ruby eardrops from her earlobes, she placed them beside her plate.
The nurses unhooked the EKG machine, while I got out a large intracardiac needle.
They had brought their horses to their stalls, unhooked the leadlines, and let them loose.