Sally disengaged the locking mechanism from the cupboard door and peeked in.
•The coupling was disengaged from the boxcar, and the car separated and rolled away.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
disengage — dis|en|gage [ˌdısınˈgeıdʒ] v 1.) [T] to move so that you are not touching or holding someone disengage yourself ▪ Sally found it difficult to disengage herself from his embrace. 2.) [I and T] if you disengage something, especially a part of a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
disengage — verb 1 (T) to separate something from something else that is fastened to it or holding it: disengage yourself: Sally found it difficult to disengage herself from his embrace. 2 (I, T) if you disengage part of a machine or if it disengages, you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
disengage — [[t]dɪ̱sɪnge͟ɪʤ[/t]] disengages, disengaging, disengaged 1) V ERG If you disengage something, or if it disengages, it becomes separate from something which it has been attached to. [V n] She disengaged the film advance mechanism on the camera...… … English dictionary
disengage — [dis΄in gāj′] vt. disengaged, disengaging [OFr desengagier: see DIS & ENGAGE] to release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free vi. to release oneself or itself; become disengaged … English World dictionary
disengage — UK [ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ] / US verb Word forms disengage : present tense I/you/we/they disengage he/she/it disengages present participle disengaging past tense disengaged past participle disengaged 1) [intransitive/transitive] if part of a machine… … English dictionary
disengage — dis|en|gage [ ,dısın geıdʒ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if part of a machine disengages, or you disengage it, it is no longer connected to the main part of the machine: An electronic mechanism in the gear lever will automatically… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disengage — verb Etymology: French désengager, from Middle French, from des dis + engager to engage Date: 1611 transitive verb to release from something that engages or involves intransitive verb to release or detach oneself ; withdraw • disengagement … New Collegiate Dictionary
disengage — 1. noun /ˌdɪ.sn̩ˈɡeɪdʒ/ A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponents parry 2. verb /ˌdɪ.sn̩ˈɡeɪdʒ/ To release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free … Wiktionary
detach — detach, disengage, abstract mean to remove one thing from another with which it is in union or association. One detaches something when one breaks a literal or figurative connection, tie, or bond and thereby isolates it or makes it independent… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
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