unyoke

verb (used with object), un·yoked, un·yok·ing.

1. to free from or as if from a yoke.
2. to part or disjoin, as by removing a yoke.

verb (used without object), un·yoked, un·yok·ing. Obsolete.

3. to remove a yoke.
4. to cease work.

verb

1. to release (an animal, etc) from a yoke
2. (tr) to set free; liberate
3. (tr) to disconnect or separate
4. (intr) archaic to cease working