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
- (transitive) To unfasten by means of hooks.
- (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
- unhooks
- unhooking
- unhooked
Antonyms for unhook
Common opposites include hook.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unlatch, unhitch, untie, unstrap, unbuckle, detach.
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