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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  detach 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  detach 
 
  Sense  1 
  detach 
  =>  break,  break  off  snap  off 
  =>  unbind 
  =>  unhook 
 
  Sense  3 
  detach,  come  off  come  away 
  =>  blow  off 
  =>  cut  off  chop  off  lop  off 
  =>  unsolder 
  =>  fall  off 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  detach 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  detach 
 
  Sense  1 
  detach 
  =>  break,  break  off  snap  off 
  =>  unbind 
  =>  unhook 
 
  Sense  3 
  detach,  come  off  come  away 
  =>  blow  off 
  =>  cut  off  chop  off  lop  off 
  =>  abscise 
  =>  unsolder 
  =>  fall  off 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  detach 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  detach 
 
  3  senses  of  detach 
 
  Sense  1 
  detach 
  =>  disconnect 
 
  Sense  2 
  detach 
  =>  separate,  divide 
 
  Sense  3 
  detach,  come  off  come  away 
  =>  separate,  divide,  part 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  detach 
 
  detach  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  detach 
 
  Sense  1 
  detach 
  =>  disconnect 
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  Sense  2 
  detach 
  =>  separate,  divide 
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  Sense  3 
  detach,  come  off  come  away 
  =>  separate,  divide,  part 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  detached 
  detached  house 
  detached  retina 
  semi-detached  house 
 
  Overview  of  verb  detach 
 
  The  verb  detach  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  detach  --  (cause  to  become  detached  or  separated;  take  off  "detach  the  skin  from  the  chicken  before  you  eat  it") 
  2.  (1)  detach  --  (military  use:  separate  (a  small  unit)  from  a  larger,  esp.  for  a  special  assignment;  "detach  a  regiment") 
  3.  detach,  come  off  come  away  --  (come  to  be  detached;  "His  retina  detached  and  he  had  to  be  rushed  into  surgery") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  detached 
 
  The  adj  detached  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  degage,  detached,  uninvolved  --  (showing  lack  of  emotional  involvement;  "adopted  a  degage  pose  on  the  arm  of  the  easy  chair"-  J.S.Perelman;  "she  may  be  detached  or  even  unfeeling  but  at  least  she's  not  hypocritically  effusive";  "an  uninvolved  bystander") 
  2.  (2)  detached,  isolated,  separated,  set-apart  --  (being  or  feeling  set  or  kept  apart  from  others  "she  felt  detached  from  the  group";  "could  not  remain  the  isolated  figure  he  had  been"-  Sherwood  Anderson;  "thought  of  herself  as  alone  and  separated  from  the  others";  "had  a  set-apart  feeling") 
  3.  (1)  detached,  separated  --  (no  longer  connected  or  joined;  "a  detached  part";  "on  one  side  of  the  island  was  a  hugh  rock,  almost  detached";  "the  separated  spacecraft  will  return  to  their  home  bases") 
  4.  detached  --  ((architecture)  used  of  buildings;  standing  apart  from  others  "detached  houses";  "a  detached  garage") 
  5.  detached,  free  --  (not  fixed  in  position;  "the  detached  shutter  fell  on  him";  "he  pulled  his  arm  free  and  ran") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  detached 
 
  5  senses  of  detached 
 
  Sense  1 
  degage,  detached,  uninvolved 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unconcerned)  ->  concerned 
 
  Sense  2 
  detached,  isolated,  separated,  set-apart 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  separate)  ->  joint 
 
  Sense  3 
  detached,  separated 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unconnected)  ->  connected 
 
  Sense  4 
  detached  (vs.  attached) 
 
  attached  (vs.  detached) 
 
  Sense  5 
  detached,  free 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unfixed)  ->  fixed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  detached 
 
  5  senses  of  detached 
 
  Sense  1 
  degage,  detached,  uninvolved 
  =>  unconcerned  (vs.  concerned) 
 
  Sense  2 
  detached,  isolated,  separated,  set-apart 
  =>  separate  (vs.  joint) 
 
  Sense  3 
  detached,  separated 
  =>  unconnected  (vs.  connected) 
 
  Sense  4 
  detached  (vs.  attached) 
  =>  freestanding,  separate 
  =>  semidetached 
 
  Sense  5 
  detached,  free 
  =>  unfixed  (vs.  fixed) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  detached 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  detached 
 
  detached  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  detached 
  detached 
  semidetached 
 
  Overview  of  verb  detach 
 
  The  verb  detach  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  detach  --  (cause  to  become  detached  or  separated;  take  off  "detach  the  skin  from  the  chicken  before  you  eat  it") 
  2.  (1)  detach  --  (military  use:  separate  (a  small  unit)  from  a  larger,  esp.  for  a  special  assignment;  "detach  a  regiment") 
  3.  detach,  come  off  come  away  --  (come  to  be  detached;  "His  retina  detached  and  he  had  to  be  rushed  into  surgery") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  detached 
 
  The  adj  detached  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  degage,  detached,  uninvolved  --  (showing  lack  of  emotional  involvement;  "adopted  a  degage  pose  on  the  arm  of  the  easy  chair"-  J.S.Perelman;  "she  may  be  detached  or  even  unfeeling  but  at  least  she's  not  hypocritically  effusive";  "an  uninvolved  bystander") 
  2.  (2)  detached,  isolated,  separated,  set-apart  --  (being  or  feeling  set  or  kept  apart  from  others  "she  felt  detached  from  the  group";  "could  not  remain  the  isolated  figure  he  had  been"-  Sherwood  Anderson;  "thought  of  herself  as  alone  and  separated  from  the  others";  "had  a  set-apart  feeling") 
  3.  (1)  detached,  separated  --  (no  longer  connected  or  joined;  "a  detached  part";  "on  one  side  of  the  island  was  a  hugh  rock,  almost  detached";  "the  separated  spacecraft  will  return  to  their  home  bases") 
  4.  detached  --  ((architecture)  used  of  buildings;  standing  apart  from  others  "detached  houses";  "a  detached  garage") 
  5.  detached,  free  --  (not  fixed  in  position;  "the  detached  shutter  fell  on  him";  "he  pulled  his  arm  free  and  ran") 



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