Unhooked

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. To have separated an item from a hooked position To have undone or released a fastening mechanism that previously joined two elements To have liberated an attached component from its grip or hold
2. Separated or removed something from a hook or similar fastening device
3. Freed an object by releasing it from its hooked attachment

Etymology: "Unhooked" is the past tense and past participle of "unhook," which in turn is formed from the prefix "un-" and the verb "hook." The verb "hook" goes back to Old English "hoc," a word for a bent or curved piece of metal, and "un-" comes from Old English "on," which meant "back" or "reverse," so "unhook" literally means to reverse the action of hooking. The prefix shows the same root that gave us the Old English "and-" and "on-" forms, which later merged into the modern "un-." Its job is to reverse an action or state, which is why it attaches so easily to verbs like "unhook," "unlock," and "unfasten."

Synonyms: detached, freed, released, unfastened, disengaged

Antonyms: hooked, attached, fastened, bound, connected