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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dehook en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /diːˈhʊk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /diːˈhuːk/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

From de- + hook.

Meanings

  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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dehooked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dehooked Tense=Past lexicographic
dehooks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dehooking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic