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• v  cause to become detached or separated; take off
  detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
• v  separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
  detach a regiment
• v  come to be detached
  His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery

• Planets detach from stars; stars and planets evaporate from galaxies.
• If you can bear to detach yourself from your room's colonial cocoon, Hu's majestic citadel (once home to the Emperors of the Nguyen dynasty) and Tu Duc tombs together comprise a .
• These hairs, called setae, cling fast as the creature pulls up, then gently detach when it's time to take the next step.

• come off
• come away

• attach

News & Articles

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• Hinton man allegedly fired gun at trooper
  HINTON, W.Va. -- A Hinton man allegedly fired multiple shots at a West Virginia State Police trooper before being hit with return fire on Wednesday. Cpl. J.D. Cooper of the Hinton Detach...
  June 13, 2013 - The Charleston Gazette
• Stride Rite Recalls Girl's Sandals Due to Choking Hazard
  WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO)Recall SummaryName of Product:  "Joanna" Girl's SandalHazard: The metal flower on the shoe can detach, posing a choking hazard.Remedy ...
  June 13, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Harry Kewell in Sydney Morning Herald
  It's a shame that it happened that way,he said. "But if you look at the situation, it wasn't deliberate. I was trying to get my shoulder there. I think the ref made a decision that only he can answer." "Unless I actually detach my...
• Ehud Barak in Reuters
  Therefore, out of a sense of what is good for the country and in accordance with the proper norms, I think the prime minister must detach himself from the day-to-day running of the government,Barak told a news conference.
• Bret McKenzie in Toronto Star
  I've been managing that (injury) for over a decade. I've actually shredded the tendon itself so blood can't get in to repair it. There is an operation where they'll detach it for you and clean it up and stick it back on but there's a 10 percent... Russell Crowe http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Crowe&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHjsh0YN-9Kc35IdkAldSYVM65qBw Oneindia http://www.google.com/url?q=http://living.oneindia.in/insync/2010/russell-crowe-achilles-tendon-070510.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHj1_FnxkKmeF71eGnwPa_V2VjA2A May 6, 2010 27014 35786 detachable It had a cast of 25," remembers McKenzie, "and we were all dressed in black pants with Velcro-detachable penises."