Detach

To detach means to separate something from where it is connected, like when you unstick a piece of tape from a wall or take a part off a toy.

Examples

• When you finish building your model airplane, remember to detach the wings carefully so they don’t break during transport to the science fair.
• In order to fix the broken chair, we had to detach the legs from the seat and then reassemble them with stronger glue.
• During our art project, we learned how to detach the paintbrush bristles from the old handle so we could create a new tool for our creative designs.

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