Operation Rescue eventually unhinged the locked gate, but were still unable to leave the parking lot due to the demonstrators' blocking the driveway.
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Unhinge
//ʌnˈhɪnd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "unhinge" (43 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (21)
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Translations
27 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- treure de polleguera verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
Dutch
3 entries- uit de scharnieren tillen verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
- uit zijn evenwicht brengen verb (to mentally disturb)
- verwarren verb (to mentally disturb)
French
4 entries- dégonder verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
- déséquilibrer verb (to mentally disturb)
- sortir de ses gonds verb (to mentally disturb)
- troubler verb (to mentally disturb)
German
1 entries- aus den Angeln heben verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
Hungarian
4 entries- kiakaszt verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
- kiemel verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
- meghibbant verb (to mentally disturb)
- megháborít verb (to mentally disturb)
Irish
1 entries- bain dá insí verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
Italian
1 entries- scardinare verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
Russian
4 entries- вы́бить из колеи́ verb (to mentally disturb)
- выбива́ть из колеи́ verb (to mentally disturb)
- снима́ть с пете́ль verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
- снять с пете́ль verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
Spanish
4 entries- barahustar verb (to mentally disturb)
- barajustar verb (to mentally disturb)
- derranchar verb (to mentally disturb)
- desquiciar verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
Welsh
1 entries- dadfachu verb (remove a leaf from its supporting hinges)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Many snakes can unhinge their jaw joints to swallow large prey.
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sith the Soul of Samuel might indeed have terrified the poor Woman, and so unhinging her, that she had been fit for nothing after it, but not converted her, it is no wonder if he passed her by
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Taizong's failure fooled no one. Indeed, one of Taizong's own sons may well have been unhinged by his father's obvious fratricidal and nepoticidal actions. These personal considerations directly affected Taizong's policy decisions, and thus warrant some discussion.
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