dehook
English
Etymology
de- + hook
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈhʊk/, /diːˈhuːk/
Verb
dehook (third-person singular simple present dehooks, present participle dehooking, simple past and past participle dehooked)
- (transitive) To remove a hook or hooks from.
- 2006, Hartt Wixom, Fishing: the extra edge, page 37:
- There is no way an angler or guide should ever dehook a toothy specimen without gloves and pliers.
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Anagrams
- hooked