unhook
verb (used with object)
to detach by or as if by releasing a hook.
has unhooked
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present perfectof unhook (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The slightest sign of a ball-like piece of steel in the sea and the dullness of sweeping is relieved, for then the skipper knows that he has unhooked one of the mines.
From Some Naval Yarns by Mordaunt Hall
