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 + HOOK 1 ]