disengage

Definition: (verb) To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.

Synonyms: withdraw.

Usage: Fiercely he strove to disengage his weapon, but Hordle John bent his arm slowly back until, with a sharp crack, like a breaking stave, it turned limp in his grasp.

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