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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Raveling :: Raveling (n.) That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture..
Odd :: Odd (superl.) Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles..
L''envoy :: L'envoy (n.) One or more detached verses at the end of a literary composition, serving to convey the moral, or to address the poem to a particular person; -- orig. employed in old French poetry..
Isolated :: Isolated (a.) Placed or standing alone; detached; separated from others.
Junction :: "Junction (n.) The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths..
Detachable :: Detachable (a.) That can be detached.
Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks..
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..
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river..
Sessile :: Sessile (a.) Permanently attached; -- said of the gonophores of certain hydroids which never became detached.
Detached :: Detached (imp. & p. p.) of Detac.
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.
Turning :: Turning (n.) The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned..
Disincorporate :: Disincorporate (v. t.) To detach or separate from a corporation.
Detaching :: Detaching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Detac.
Partisan :: Partisan (a.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps..
Disengage :: Disengage (v. i.) To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's self.
Spiccato :: Spiccato (a.) Detached; separated; -- a term indicating that every note is to be performed in a distinct and pointed manner.
Layer :: Layer (n.) A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation..
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