uncouple the hounds. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to uncouple railroad cars. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : The glider uncoupled from the tow plane. From Dictionary.com.
We were so ... uncouple-y during the walk, though. From Wordnik.com. [Gah! Men.] Reference
Ross will uncouple the train after the third box-car. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
There are also small molecules that uncouple this reaction. From Wordnik.com. [Thermodynamics and weight loss | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference
I can hear the trains uncouple, and the motor's purring start. From Wordnik.com. [TRAINS OF TREASURE] Reference
And the coupled trains uncouple, and the shunter's glove is shown. From Wordnik.com. [TRAINS OF TREASURE] Reference
Tell Pedro the moment he hears the bell ring to uncouple the rear car. From Wordnik.com. [Jack North's Treasure Hunt Or, Daring Adventures in South America] Reference
• We should be allowed to uncouple a "to" from its verb with impunity. From Wordnik.com. [Lucy Mangan: All style and substance] Reference
Afterward, Myra stayed in her and on her, not inclined to uncouple just yet. From Wordnik.com. [MORE FROM GINNY BATES -- LIFE WITH SMALL CHILDREN, 1991 TO 1993] Reference
Poetry & Poets in Rags: Great Regulars: To do this, we need to uncouple our idea. From Wordnik.com. [Great Regulars: To do this, we need to uncouple our idea] Reference
As we near the bandits, uncouple the train, put on the brakes and stop the coaches. From Wordnik.com. [The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz Or, Upholding the Honor of the Stars and Stripes] Reference
Two of the men came forward eagerly to uncouple the boats and settle themselves on the thwarts. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose Rent]
Mark Birley was there every night, watching the good and the great mingle, couple, and uncouple. From Wordnik.com. [Hurly Birley] Reference
So I continue to believe that it will be tough to uncouple these things and study them independently. From Wordnik.com. [Cathy Young’s Reasoning is (Insert Generic Fat Reference Here)] Reference
I watched them set it down gingerly in the only possible space, noisily uncouple the locks, and ease it open. From Wordnik.com. [Fleur De Leigh’s Life of Crime] Reference
But not so; the trick is to uncouple happiness from notions of choice, option, compulsion or freedom altogether. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference
For a moment, let us uncouple Maya Arulpragasam's third album from the media hoo-hah that's attended its release. From Wordnik.com. [MIA: Maya | CD Review] Reference
How can limber pine uncouple its growth from the environmental differences from the upper to the lower tree line?. From Wordnik.com. [Upside-Down Quadratic Proxy Response « Climate Audit] Reference
After approximately reaching the speed of sound, the spacecraft will uncouple from the Maglev acceleration module. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Any writer whose book can teach you about cavitation on a nuclear submarine or how to uncouple a train car with one hand. From Wordnik.com. [June 2007] Reference
To uncouple himself from an unpopular president, maybe John McCain should dig up some of the exchanges when they were rivals. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 16, 2008] Reference
Jefe, I had kind of the same question, but you must know about the SRAM magic link that lets you uncouple with thumb pressure. From Wordnik.com. [Barefoot in the Park: Keeping Up Appearances] Reference
Interspersed repeats insert regions of non-homology that uncouple DNA sequences from conversion, allowing new genes to evolve. From Wordnik.com. [A Review of the Sternberg Saga - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
We have concluded that it is not, and moreover that ID cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious, antecedents. From Wordnik.com. [First Calvert now Luskin? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
So now we know how to uncouple ASP.NET from IIS, along with the release of Cassini - Microsoft's fully managed HTTP server for the CLR. From Wordnik.com. [More .NET neatness...] Reference
At least one of the axbeaks down on Bottomside was still alive, and used beak or claw or explosives or simple fire to uncouple the skyhook. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Why do people struggle to mentally uncouple evolution from atheism. From Wordnik.com. [Pharyngula] Reference
There was no need for the firemen to uncouple a line of hose from the reel. From Wordnik.com. [From Place to Place] Reference
He sent his fireman back to the first car, with orders to uncouple the engine. From Wordnik.com. [The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him] Reference
That this raw act will uncouple me from the agonizing attachment I have to you. From Wordnik.com. [Remittance Girl : Erotic Fiction, Stories and Series] Reference
Dragged backwards behind the female, the poor fellow strives to uncouple himself. From Wordnik.com. [The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles] Reference
File virtualization makes it possible to uncouple data from its physical location. From Wordnik.com. [Enterprise Strategies] Reference
Andrews told his engineer to uncouple the baggage car from the box car, and then wait for him. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Of Georgia] Reference
In these devices, the ability to couple or uncouple components is being placed in the hands of the end user. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Technology]
Jenks ran through to the second car and contrived, after some delay caused by the roughness of the motion, to uncouple it from the third. From Wordnik.com. [Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War] Reference
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