Uncouple
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈkʌpəl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Uncouple is a verb meaning (transitive) To disconnect or detach one thing from another.
Meaning
(transitive) To disconnect or detach one thing from another.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To come loose.
- (transitive) To loose, as dogs, from their couples.
Example Sentences
We uncoupled the trailer and left it behind.
The railway workers uncoupled the cars near the tail end of the train.
The driver remained at his post, while telling fireman Jim Nightall to get down on the track and run back to uncouple the burning wagon from the rest.
The shunter has a lightweight portable radio transmitter by which, as he uncouples an incoming train into cuts for marshalling, he informs the Traffic Office of the number of wagons in each cut and its siding; [...].
Word Forms
- uncouples
- uncoupling
- uncoupled
Synonyms for uncouple
Depending on context, synonyms include decouple, unpair, dispair.
Antonyms for uncouple
Common opposites include couple.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include break, decouple, unconnect, unjoin, unlink, unattach.
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