| Verb | 1. | detach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"unbind - untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman" disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten | |
| 2. | detach - military use: separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment" | |
| 3. | detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"blow off - come off due to an explosion or other strong force fall off - come off; "This button had fallen off" attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" | |