DETACH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cause to become detached or separated
   • take off
   Usage Example(s)
   • detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
   Hypernyms(s) detach is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disconnect (what does disconnect mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • attach (what does attach mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • break off (what does break off mean?)
   • snap off (what does snap off mean?)
   • unbind (what does unbind mean?)
   • unhook (what does unhook mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • detachment (what does detachment mean?)
   • disengagement (what does disengagement mean?)
2. Meaning
   • come to be detached
   Synonym(s)
   • come away (what does come away mean?)
   • come off (what does come off mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery
   Hypernyms(s) detach is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • divide (what does divide mean?)
   • part (what does part mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • attach (what does attach mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • blow off (what does blow off mean?)
   • cut off (what does cut off mean?)
   • chop off (what does chop off mean?)
   • lop off (what does lop off mean?)
   • unsolder (what does unsolder mean?)
   • fall off (what does fall off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • separation (what does separation mean?)
   • breakup (what does breakup mean?)
   • detachment (what does detachment mean?)
3. Meaning
   • military use: separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
   Usage Example(s)
   • detach a regiment
   Hypernyms(s) detach is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • divide (what does divide mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • detachment (what does detachment mean?)