unhitch

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ʌnˈhɪtʃ/ UK /ʌnˈhɪtʃ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to unfasten or detach from a hitch

He stopped to unhitch the trailer from the truck.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to unfasten or detach from... unfasten detach unfix disconnect uncouple release

Opposites

hitch fasten attach couple connect

Word family

Derived forms unhitched

Related forms hitch

Etymology

From un- ('reverse') + hitch, a verb of obscure origin first attested in the early modern period, perhaps related to hatch or to a notion of jerking/catching movement.

un- Old English

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# unhitch

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈhɪtʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈhɪtʃ/

## Meanings
1. to unfasten or detach from a hitch

## Examples
- He stopped to unhitch the trailer from the truck.

## Synonyms
- unfasten
- detach
- unfix
- disconnect
- uncouple
- release

## Antonyms
- hitch
- fasten
- attach
- couple
- connect

## Derived Forms
- unhitched

## Related Forms
- hitch

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-

## Etymology
From un- ('reverse') + hitch, a verb of obscure origin first attested in the early modern period, perhaps related to hatch or to a notion of jerking/catching movement.

## AI Etymology
Unhitch is from un- ('reverse') + hitch, a verb of obscure origin first attested in the early modern period, perhaps related to hatch or to a notion of jerking/catching movement. Important recorded forms include un- (Old English). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The wording preserves that uncertainty: the older history is best read as a cautious account rather than a fully settled chain. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers to unfasten or detach from a hitch. The wider family includes derived forms such as unhitched and related words such as hitch.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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