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unhitch
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unhitch
(verb)
unhitch
/ˌʌn
ˈ
hɪtʃ/
verb
unhitches
;
unhitched
;
unhitching
unhitch
/ˌʌn
ˈ
hɪtʃ/
verb
unhitches
;
unhitched
;
unhitching
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNHITCH
[
+ object
]
:
to disconnect (something) that is attached to something else by a knot, hook, or hitch
We
unhitched
the trailer from the car.
They
unhitched
the horses.
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