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Disengage (Verb)

Become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

When the clutch is pressed, the gears disengage and the transmission goes into neutral.
The pilot's only option was to disengage the autopilot system and take manual control of the plane.
As the car slows down, the gears disengage and the engine shifts into idle.
The driver must disengage the parking brake before shifting the vehicle into gear.
The automatic transmission allows the gears to disengage smoothly and silently.

Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

To avoid getting kicked by the frightened horse, the rider managed to disengage herself from the stirrups.
She struggled to disengage her hair from the jagged branch that had caught it.
Disengage the clutch slowly while pressing the brake pedal to come to a smooth stop.
The divers had difficulty trying to disengage the old fishing net that had become entangled around the ship's propeller.
After years of being controlled by her manipulative partner, she finally found the strength to disengage herself from the toxic relationship.

Free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Disengage the branches to clear a path for the hikers to pass through the dense forest.
Firefighters worked to disengage the debris that trapped the injured driver inside the wrecked vehicle.
The crew labored to disengage the tangled fishing nets that ensnared a large sea turtle.
Rescue workers had to disengage the twisted metal to free the passenger trapped under the wreckage.
Emergency responders carefully worked to disengage the fallen tree that blocked the narrow country road.