uncouple
Verb
Verb Forms: uncoupled, uncoupling, uncouples
- To disconnect or detach two things that were coupled.
- disconnect or separate
- "uncouple the hounds"
- To disconnect or detach one thing from another.
- To come loose.
- To loose, as dogs, from their couples.
Examples
- He had to UNCOUPLE his thoughts from the tempting but invalid word to find a real one.
- The railway workers uncoupled the cars near the tail end of the train.
- We uncoupled the trailer and left it behind.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English uncouple; equivalent to un- + couple.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
uncouple: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worduncouple: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
uncouple: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
uncouple: valid Words With Friends Word