un·cou·ple

(ŭn-kŭp′əl)

v. un·cou·pled, un·cou·pling, un·cou·ples

v.tr.

1. To disconnect: uncouple railroad cars.

2. To set loose or release from a couple.

v.intr.

To come or break loose.

un·cou′pler n.

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uncoupling

noun

The act or process of detaching:

detachment, disconnection, disengagement, separation.

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sgancio

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