unclip
Open the clasp
To unclip is to release something from a clip or fastener: She unclipped her hair and let it fall, He unclipped the carabiner from the rope.
The action reverses clipping—detaching what was secured.
In cycling, to unclip is to disengage cleated shoes from the pedals: I couldn't unclip fast enough and fell over at the stoplight.
detach
Release from attachment
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- disconnectTo break a connection
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
- disengageBreak free from attachment
separate · remove · unlink · unhitch · unpin · unsnap · unbuckle · unclasp
unfasten
Release from attachment
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- disconnectTo break a connection
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
disengage · separate · remove · unlink · unhitch · unpin · unsnap · unbuckle · unclasp · unlatch
liberate
Set free from captivity
unfetter · unbridle · extricate · disentangle · loosen · unchain · uncuff · unbind · untether · emancipate
unseal
Remove a fastening from
- unfastendetach, loosen, untie, unhook, unbolt
- detachabledetachable, removable, separable, releasable, disconnectable