ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Extrication

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Extrication is a noun meaning The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.

Meaning

The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.

More Meanings

  1. (public safety, emergency medicine) Rescue of a trapped person in a vehicle or machinery.
  2. The act of sending out or evolving.

Word Forms

Synonyms for extrication

Depending on context, synonyms include disentanglement, untangling, unsnarling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disentanglement, unsnarling, untangling, disentangling, disentangler, unpicking.

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