Disengaged
71disengage — [dis΄in gāj′] vt. disengaged, disengaging [OFr desengagier: see DIS & ENGAGE] to release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free vi. to release oneself or itself; become disengaged …
72disengage — v. & n. v. 1 tr. detach, free, loosen, or separate (parts etc.) (disengaged the clutch). 2 tr. Mil. remove (troops) from a battle or a battle area. 3 intr. become detached. 4 intr. Fencing pass the point of one s sword to the other side of one s… …
73dé|ga|gé — «day ga ZHAY», adjective. 1. easy in manner; not embarrassed; unconstrained: »We drift out, dégagé, a little blasé, to find the Harvard men with whom we came (New Yorker). 2. Ballet. having the working foot disengaged in readiness for a step.… …
74dis|en|gaged — «DIHS ehn GAYJD», adjective. 1. released; detached: »Though her manner seemed disengaged, she was aware of all they said. 2. not busy; free from appointments: »Will you be disengaged on Tuesday? …
75dis|en|gage — «DIHS ehn GAYJ», verb, gaged, gag|ing. –v.t. 1. to free or release from anything that holds; detach; loosen: »The mother gently disengaged her hand from that of the sleeping child. Disengage the clutch. SYNONYM(S): fr …
76Bayonet clutch — Clutch Clutch (kl[u^]ch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw, Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. gel[ae]ccan (where ge is a prefix) to seize. Cf. {Latch} a catch.] 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with …
77Blue tangle — Tangle Tan gle, n. 1. [Cf. Icel. [thorn][ o]ngull. See {Tang} seaweed.] (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed, especially the {Laminaria saccharina}. See {Kelp}. [1913 Webster] Coral and sea fan and tangle, the blooms and the palms of the ocean. C.… …
78Clutch — (kl[u^]ch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw, Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. gel[ae]ccan (where ge is a prefix) to seize. Cf. {Latch} a catch.] 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers… …
79Controller — Con*trol ler, n. [From control, v. t.: cf. F. contr[^o]leur.] 1. One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs. [1913 Webster] The great controller of our fate Deigned to be …
80controller — Con*trol ler, n. [From control, v. t.: cf. F. contr[^o]leur.] 1. One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs. [1913 Webster] The great controller of our fate Deigned to be …
