dehook

English

Etymology

de- + hook

Pronunciation

Verb

dehook (third-person singular simple present dehooks, present participle dehooking, simple past and past participle dehooked)

  1. (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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