单词 | unhook |
释义 | unhookv. 1. transitive. To detach from a hook; to disengage or unfasten in this way. Also reflexive. See also hook v. 5b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] freeeOE letc1000 alithOE areim-ena1250 alaskic1300 fritha1325 loose1340 unfetterc1374 to let goc1384 releasec1384 freitha1400 to let farea1400 assoil1401 remit1467 affranchise1477 resplaitc1531 discussa1542 freedom1548 to set (go, walk, etc.) free1609 re-enfranchise1611 unhook1611 unloose1614 liberate1623 disenfranchise1626 assert1638 relinquish1671 uncork1749 unfankle1824 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] > detach in other specific manner unnaila1400 to pull offa1425 nipc1450 unlink1569 unhook1611 unhinge1616 unsling1630 to pinch off1654 untack1693 unstring1697 peel1787 unbolt1793 unthong1829 unswing1835 unshackle1840 unsnap1862 unbraze1898 delink1899 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desaccrocher, to vnhooke. a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) ii. 136 To break a fall, they will hang by the horns, and, when they have taken breath, they unhook themselves and take another leap. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 132 If the wind should blow against the back sides of the said sails..the said bars or rods will be unhooked and set at liberty. 1856 C. J. Lever Martins of Cro' Martin xv. 147 In an instant she had unhooked the heavy chain. 1878 T. Hardy Return of Native III. v. viii. 226 Venn unhooked the lantern and leaped down. 1892 Labour Commission Gloss. Unhookers, old men or boys who stand on the plank connecting a ship with the dock and unhook the coal when it is in a stable position on the back of the men who carry it. 2. To take out the hooks of (a dress). Also with personal object. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > strip or undress a person > unfasten unlacea1375 unbutton1598 unpin1609 disenwrap1611 undo1633 untruss1637 unhook1840 unzip1939 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > take off clothing > unfasten garments or fastenings unbuttonc1325 unlacec1330 untruss1577 unlatch1590 unpin1599 unhook1840 unzip1927 1840 H. Cockton Life Valentine Vox xiii The ladies [began] to unhook their dresses behind, in order to enjoy another small glass of gin. 1898 Longman's Mag. Aug. 366 She..remarked that..I must have my frock unhooked and be tried on. I submitted silently to be unhooked. 3. To disengage from a curved position. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] > disconnect from a curved position unhook1864 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. i. 166 As she said it, she unhooked her arm. Derivatives unˈhooker n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > coal-miner > who works with trams, tubs, etc. coal putter1708 foal1770 onsetter1789 putter1812 headsman1813 trapper1815 thruster1825 trammer1839 train boy1852 tram1856 hanger-on1858 tipper1861 hooker-on?1881 jiggerer?1881 hitcher1890 tub-loader1891 haulier1892 tilter1892 unhooker1892 flatter1894 jagger1900 thrutcher1901 tram-boy1904 filler1921 1892 Labour Commission Gloss. Unhookers, old men or boys who stand on the plank connecting a ship with the dock and unhook the coal when it is in a stable position on the back of the men who carry it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611 |
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