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/un hich"/, v.t.1. to free from attachment; unfasten: to unhitch a locomotive from a train.v.i.2. to become uncoupled or unfastened.[1615-25; UN-2 + HITCH]
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unhitch — un*hitch , v. t. [1st pref. un + hitch.] To free from being hitched, or as if from being hitched; to unfasten; to loose; as, to unhitch a horse, or a trace. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unhitch — index disengage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unhitch — 1620s, from UN (Cf. un) (2) + HITCH (Cf. hitch) (v.). Related: Unhitched; unhitching … Etymology dictionary
unhitch — [un hich′] vt. 1. to free from a hitch 2. to unfasten; release; detach … English World dictionary
unhitch — UK [ʌnˈhɪtʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms unhitch : present tense I/you/we/they unhitch he/she/it unhitches present participle unhitching past tense unhitched past participle unhitched to remove something from the thing that is holding or… … English dictionary
unhitch — transitive verb Date: 1706 to free from or as if from being hitched … New Collegiate Dictionary
unhitch — verb To disconnect; to detach; to undo that which is hitched … Wiktionary
unhitch — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. unhook, unfasten, untie, disengage, detach, unloose, loosen, unbuckle, unstrap, release, unharness, uncouple, free, take out of the traces. Ant. fasten*, hitch, couple. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. unfasten, detach,… … English dictionary for students
unhitch — un|hitch [ʌnˈhıtʃ] v [T] to unfasten something that is joined to something else … Dictionary of contemporary English
unhitch — un|hitch [ ʌn hıtʃ ] verb transitive to remove something from the thing that is holding or fastening it: He s just unhitching the trailer. She unhitched her skirt, that had caught on the fence. get unhitched AMERICAN INFORMAL to get divorced … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
