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unhook.

To remove from a hook.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To remove from a hook.

    transitive
  2. To unfasten by means of hooks.

    transitive
    to unhook a bra
  3. To unfasten the bra of (its wearer).

    colloquial · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English hook English unhook From un- + hook.

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