unhook

unhook
/un hook"/, v.t.
1. to detach by or as if by releasing a hook: to unhook a tractor from a trailer.
2. to unfasten or open by undoing a hook or hooks: to unhook a door; to unhook a corset.
v.i.
3. to become unhooked.
[1605-15; UN-2 + HOOK1]

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