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dehook

UK/diːˈhʊk/

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Northern England/diːˈhuːk/

dehook verb: to remove a hook or hooks from.

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.
    • There is no way an angler or guide should ever dehook a toothy specimen without gloves and pliers.2006, Hartt Wixom, Fishing: the extra edge, page 37

Forms of dehook

third-person singular presentdehooks
present participledehooking
past participledehooked
pastdehooked

Origin of dehook

From de- + hook.

Questions about dehook

What does dehook mean?
Dehook means to remove a hook or hooks from.
What part of speech is dehook?
Dehook is a verb.
How do you pronounce dehook?
Dehook is pronounced /diːˈhuːk/ (Northern England).
What is the past tense of dehook?
The past tense of dehook is dehooked.

Words near dehook in the dictionary

  1. dehonestated
  2. dehonestates
  3. dehonestating
  4. dehonestation
  5. Dehong
  6. dehook
  7. dehooked
  8. dehooking
  9. dehorn
  10. dehorned
  11. dehorner

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