Home › Words › D › dehookdehook/diːˈhuːk/dehook means to remove a hook or hooks from.dehook is pronounced /diːˈhuːk/.EtymologyFrom de- + hook.verbTo remove a hook or hooks from.e.g.“There is no way an angler or guide should ever dehook a toothy specimen without gloves and pliers.” — 2006, Hartt Wixom, Fishing: the extra edge, page 37:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unhooking 85% match — The removal of or from a hook. vs dehook →unhoop 65% match — To remove the hoops from, or remove from a hoop. vs dehook →unhitch 63% match — To disconnect; to detach; to undo that which is hitched. vs dehook →drawhook 62% match — A coupling hook. vs dehook →deadhere 61% match — To detach (from) vs dehook →disattach 61% match — To detach. vs dehook →unpeg 61% match — To remove from a peg. vs dehook →debarb 60% match — To remove a barb or barbs from. vs dehook →