ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unhook

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Unhook is a verb meaning (transitive) To remove from a hook.

Meaning

(transitive) To remove from a hook.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) To unfasten by means of hooks.
  2. (transitive, colloquial) To unfasten the bra of (its wearer).

Example Sentences

to unhook a bra
"She was standing in front of the mirror unhooking her frock. Mrs. P., I mean."
Subject apparently unhooks button, releases clasp, pulls zipper, draws string, unholes button, loosens band. Trousers fall to buttock, revealing white rubber panties.
After Aulnoye the route lay through the colliery area and past Maubeuge to Jeumont, on the Belgian border. There Eùgene unhooked and we handed the train over to a Belgian diesel.

Word Forms

Antonyms for unhook

Common opposites include hook.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unlatch, unhitch, untie, unstrap, unbuckle, detach.

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