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# unhook

verb (unhook, unhooks, unhooked, unhooking)

«unhook» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To unhook something is to undo it from a hook or take a hook out of it, such as unhooking a fish or a coat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/#m1)
2. To unhook a piece of clothing, like a bra or a dress, is to undo its small hooks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/#m2)
3. To unhook a trailer or carriage is to separate it from the vehicle pulling it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: unhook a coat, a gate, a trailer, a lead. In fishing: unhook a fish carefully and put it back. In stories it can show escape: unhooking a rope, a door latch.

### Examples

- Dad unhooked the trailer from the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/#x1)
- Gently unhook the fish and put it back in the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/#x2)
- Can you unhook my coat from the peg? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/#x3)
- The farmer unhooked the gate to let the sheep through. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/#x4)
- She unhooked the dog's lead at the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/#x5)
- The train driver unhooked the last carriage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/#x6)
- Next he unhooked the little bridge and put it under his right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Opposite: «hook» or «hook up». «Unhook» is a separate word, written without a space.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unhook» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhook/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unhook» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unhook.html) on Mova free.