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unhitch

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N HH IH1 CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To disconnect; to detach; to undo that which is hitched.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: hitch

Broader terms: undo

Narrower terms: unyoke, unharness

History

Etymology

From un- + hitch.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: откачам (otkačam) — to undo that which is hitched
  • Bulgarian: освобождавам (osvoboždavam) — to undo that which is hitched
  • Cherokee: ᎫᏓᎴᎠ (gudalea) — to undo that which is hitched