Disengage

  • 11disengage — 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

  • 12disengage — [[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

  • 13disengage — 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… …

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  • 14disengage — disengagedness /dis en gay jid nis, gayjd /, n. /dis en gayj /, v., disengaged, disengaging. v.t. 1. to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch. 2. to free (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, obligation,… …

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  • 15disengage — verb Disengage is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑clutch Disengage is used with these nouns as the object: ↑clutch …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 16disengage — v. (formal) (D; refl., tr.) to disengage from * * * [ˌdɪsɪn geɪdʒ] (formal) (D; refl., tr.) to disengage from …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 17disengage — 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

  • 18disengage — [ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ] verb [T] if you disengage part of a machine, it is no longer connected to the main part of the machine …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 19disengage — dis•en•gage [[t]ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒ[/t]] v. gaged, gag•ing 1) to release from attachment or connection: to disengage a clutch[/ex] 2) to free (oneself) from an engagement, obligation, etc 3) to become disengaged • Etymology: 1605–15; < MF dis… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20Disengage (song) — Disengage Single by Suicide Silence from the album No Time to Bleed Released …

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