Definition of detach

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Detach (v. i.) To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.

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Hectocotylus :: Hectocotylus (n.) One of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods, which is specially modified in various ways to effect the fertilization of the eggs. In a special sense, the greatly modified arm of Argonauta and allied genera, which, after receiving the spermatophores, becomes detached from the male, and attaches itself to the female for reproductive purposes..
Fragment :: Fragment (v. t.) A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing..
Limber :: Limber (n.) The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit..
Unsecularize :: Unsecularize (v. t.) To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world.
Detached :: Detached (imp. & p. p.) of Detac.
Anecdote :: Anecdote (n.) A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.
Ploughpoint :: Ploughpoint (n.) A detachable share at the extreme front end of the plow body.
Insulation :: Insulation (n.) The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation..
Turning :: Turning (n.) The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned..
Detachable :: Detachable (a.) That can be 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..
Manikin :: Manikin (n.) A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc..
Pier :: Pier (n.) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings..
Insulate :: Insulate (v. t.) To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate..
Disengage :: Disengage (v. i.) To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's self.
Outlying :: Outlying (a.) Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior; remote; detached..
Disengaging :: Disengaging (a.) Loosing; setting free; detaching.
Studbook :: Stud (v. t.) To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs..
Unship :: Unship (v. t.) To remove or detach, as any part or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use; as, to unship an oar; to unship capstan bars; to unship the tiller..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense usually written draft.
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