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 opponent's.
5 intr. (as disengaged adj.) a unoccupied; free; vacant. b uncommitted, esp. politically.
--n. Fencing a disengaging movement.