Definition of detach

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Detach (v. t.) To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the opposite of attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to detach a man from a leader or from a party..

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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..
Uncoach :: Uncoach (v. t.) To detach or loose from a coach.
Sputterer :: Sputter (n.) Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and hasty speech..
Disappendency :: Disappendency (n.) A detachment or separation from a former connection.
Draff :: Draff (n.) A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted..
Spiccato :: Spiccato (a.) Detached; separated; -- a term indicating that every note is to be performed in a distinct and pointed manner.
Raveling :: Raveling (n.) That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture..
Layer :: Layer (n.) A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation..
Party :: Party (v.) A part of a larger body of company; a detachment; especially (Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on special service..
Fragment :: Fragment (v. t.) A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing..
Detached :: Detached (a.) Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels..
Unsecularize :: Unsecularize (v. t.) To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world.
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..
Scrap :: Scrap (v. t.) Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion..
Medley :: Medley (n.) A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.
Ploughpoint :: Ploughpoint (n.) A detachable share at the extreme front end of the plow body.
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..
Partisan :: Partisan (n.) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
Draft :: Draft (v. t.) To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select..
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..
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