unhook
verb (used with object)
to detach by or as if by releasing a hook.
unhooking
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present participleof unhook.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It can be physical work — it takes multiple people, for example, to turn a patient without unhooking any equipment.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
He argues that endangering the subsidy would be "like unhooking a patient from intensive care".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2021
It’s simply about unhooking your brain from the harmful routines it has adopted around this particular device, and hooking it to better things.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2019
“I caught some snow all the way from Ohio,” he said, while unhooking a Kia SUV from the trailer bed.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2018
“Sit,” Grace says, unhooking my arm and pointing me to the other chaise lounge.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
