verb (used with object)
- to detach by or as if by releasing a hook: to unhook a tractor from a trailer.
- to unfasten or open by undoing a hook or hooks: to unhook a door; to unhook a corset.
verb (used without object)
- to become unhooked.
verb
- (tr) to remove (something) from a hook
- (tr) to unfasten the hook of (a dress, etc)
- (intr) to become unfastened or be capable of unfasteningthe dress wouldn’t unhook