uncouple
verb (used with object)
to release the coupling or link between; disconnect; let go.
uncouples
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present tense formof uncouple (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The point is that Stone uncouples it from recognisable timbre, leaving it as pure, contextless sound – a staggering announcement of the universality of beauty.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2018
Red uncouples the car in which the hoboes are riding and temporarily foils the hawkshaws.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the nick of time, the cowboy uncouples the baggage car in which his girl is held prisoner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Technology at this level uncouples the past from the present.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
He bends down, and with a strong, quick jerk uncouples the rear car.
From The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin by Francis A. Adams
