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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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Adj.

uncoupled - having the coupling undone; "the uncoupled caboose rolled down the incline"

unconnected - not joined or linked together

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