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uncouple

/ʌnˈkʌpəl/

uncouple verb: to disconnect or detach one thing from another.

Verb

uncouple (third-person singular simple present uncouples, present participle uncoupling, simple past and past participle uncoupled)

  1. (transitive) To disconnect or detach one thing from another.
    • We uncoupled the trailer and left it behind.
    • The railway workers uncoupled the cars near the tail end of the train.
    Synonyms:
    decouple, unpair, dispair
  2. (transitive) To come loose.
  3. (transitive) To loose, as dogs, from their couples.

uncouple meaning in Urdu

uncouple in Urdu

چھوڑ دینا, کھول دینا

Examples of uncouple in a sentence

  • The Edinburgh locomotive uncoupled, a brake test is performed and we're away.
  • This uncoupling may be induced by targeted remodeling trying to repair the running induced microdamage in bone.
  • This can be explained by considering the degree of neuroventilatory uncoupling in these patients.

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Synonyms of uncouple

Forms of uncouple

third-person singular presentuncouples
present participleuncoupling
past participleuncoupled
pastuncoupled

Origin of uncouple

From Middle English uncouple; equivalent to un- + couple.

Words formed from uncouple

Words that rhyme with uncouple

Questions about uncouple

What does uncouple mean?
Uncouple means to disconnect or detach one thing from another.
What is uncouple in Urdu?
Uncouple in Urdu is چھوڑ دینا, کھول دینا. See Uncouple meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is uncouple?
Uncouple is a verb.
How do you pronounce uncouple?
Uncouple is pronounced /ʌnˈkʌpəl/.
What is the past tense of uncouple?
The past tense of uncouple is uncoupled.

Words near uncouple in the dictionary

  1. uncounterstained
  2. uncountervailed
  3. uncounting
  4. uncountrified
  5. uncounts
  6. uncouple
  7. uncoupled
  8. uncoupler
  9. uncouplers
  10. uncouples
  11. uncoupling

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