unhitch
[ uhn-hich ]
verb (used with object)
to free from attachment; unfasten: to unhitch a locomotive from a train.
verb (used without object)
to become uncoupled or unfastened.
Origin of unhitch
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How to use unhitch in a sentence
We tried unhitching the teams from the Cape carts and hitching them to the waggon, but we only succeeded in breaking harness.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson YoungThe Rector went to it and unhitching a clean surplice laid it across his arm.
The Adventures of Harry Revel | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchHe thought of unhitching the dogs and of clinging to the main draw rope as he raced away to his friends for aid.
On the Yukon Trail | Roy J. SnellOn his way back, and as he was unhitching the horse, he heard voices in the road which ran near the grove.
Rodney, the Ranger | John V. LaneThe father, who was unhitching his horses, hastily got them into the log barn.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley | Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
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