detach Play verbDisengage (something or part of something) and remove it. SYNONYMS break offchop offclip offcut offdisconnectdisengagedisjoindisunitefreehack offlooseloosennip offpartprune offpull offremoveseparateseverstrip offtear offunbuttonunclickuncoupleundounfastenunhitchunhookuntieunzip