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Definition of unjoint in English: unjointverb ʌnˈdʒɔɪntˌənˈjoint [with object]rare Separate or dislocate the joints of. 〈罕〉使脱臼，使关节分离 grasp the head by the lower jaw and unjoint it at the atlas point Example sentencesExamples - You see, they crush the larger bones, lather the head and unjoint their jaws.
- The branchial basket was braced against the body wall and unjointed, as in lampreys.
- Surgery on his left shoulder involved unjointing it and inserting a pin, leaving him with only partial use of that arm.
- The way it was injured made it necessary for me to unjoint the bone from my foot, too, but I did it, and there was considerable satisfaction in having performed my own surgical operation.
- He made a dive at the little bull, and at the same time the little bull caught him in the neck, completely unjointing it.
Synonyms put out of joint, put out of place, displace, disjoint, disconnect, disengage
Definition of unjoint in US English: unjointverbˌənˈjoint [with object]rare Separate or dislocate the joints of. 〈罕〉使脱臼，使关节分离 grasp the head by the lower jaw and unjoint it at the atlas point Example sentencesExamples - He made a dive at the little bull, and at the same time the little bull caught him in the neck, completely unjointing it.
- The way it was injured made it necessary for me to unjoint the bone from my foot, too, but I did it, and there was considerable satisfaction in having performed my own surgical operation.
- The branchial basket was braced against the body wall and unjointed, as in lampreys.
- You see, they crush the larger bones, lather the head and unjoint their jaws.
- Surgery on his left shoulder involved unjointing it and inserting a pin, leaving him with only partial use of that arm.
Synonyms put out of joint, put out of place, displace, disjoint, disconnect, disengage
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