Definition of detach

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Detach (v. t.) To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment..

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Studbook :: Stud (v. t.) To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs..
Decision :: Decision (n.) Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.
Detached :: Detached (a.) Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels..
Scrap :: Scrap (v. t.) Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion..
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river..
Fragment :: Fragment (v. t.) A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing..
Draft :: Draft (v. t.) To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select..
Detachment :: Detachment (n.) The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached..
Skirmish :: Skirmish (v. i.) A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops..
Disappendency :: Disappendency (n.) A detachment or separation from a former connection.
Turning :: Turning (n.) The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned..
Debris :: Debris (n.) Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base..
Raveling :: Raveling (n.) That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2).
Disincorporate :: Disincorporate (v. t.) To detach or separate from a corporation.
Picket :: Picket (n.) A detached body of troops serving to guard an army from surprise, and to oppose reconnoitering parties of the enemy; -- called also outlying picket..
Embolus :: Embolus (n.) A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel, being brought thither by the blood current. It consists most frequently of a clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a morbid growth, a globule of fat, or a microscopic organism..
Detach :: Detach (v. t.) To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment..
Isolated :: Isolated (a.) Placed or standing alone; detached; separated from others.
Gnomical :: Gnomical (a.) Sententious; uttering or containing maxims, or striking detached thoughts; aphoristic..
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