unhook
verb (used with object)
to detach by or as if by releasing a hook.
unhooks
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present tense formof unhook (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He reels in the baitfish, unhooks it, rehooks it with the shark hook, and tosses the bobber, leader, and bait back out, before handing the shark rod to me.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2022
Mallory Sarver unhooks one, loosens the drawstring, reaches in and pulls out a tiny bird with a gray head, a brilliant yellow belly with black streaks and white stripes on its black wings.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2018
He reels in both lines, unhooks the fish and transfers it to his son’s rig.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 19, 2016
The flap is connected with a unique clip that unhooks with a downward squeeze.
From Time ● May 10, 2016
Gale appears in the doorway, and Johanna neatly unhooks herself and reattaches me to the morphling drip.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
