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English verb: detach | |||
| 1. | detach (contact) cause to become detached or separated; take off | ||
| Samples | Detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disconnect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, break off, snap off, unbind, unhook | ||
| Antonyms | attach | ||
| 2. | detach (motion) separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment | ||
| Samples | Detach a regiment. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | divide, separate | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 3. | detach (contact) come to be detached | ||
| Samples | His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery. | ||
| Synonyms | come away, come off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | divide, part, separate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blow off, chop off, cut off, fall off, lop off, unsolder | ||
| Antonyms | attach | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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