Disconnect

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disconnect \Dis`con*nect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disconnected};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Disconnecting}.]
     To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to
     sever; to separate; to disperse.
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           The commonwealth itself would . . . be disconnected
           into the dust and powder of individuality. --Burke.
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           This restriction disconnects bank paper and the
           precious metals.                         --Walsh.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disconnect
       n : an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of
           understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his
           former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between
           public opinion and federal policy" [syn: {gulf}, {disconnection}]
       v 1: of electrical appliances [syn: {unplug}] [ant: {plug in}]
       2: make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten [ant: {connect}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "disconnect":
     abrupt, abstract, alienate, break off, cast off, cast out,
     cut adrift, cut apart, cut off, cut out, delete, depart, detach,
     disarticulate, disengage, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite,
     divide, divorce, eject, estrange, expel, isolate, leave, part,
     pull apart, pull away, pull back, pull out, segregate, separate,
     sequester, set apart, set aside, sever, shut off, split,
     stand aloof, stand apart, stand aside, step aside, subtract,
     throw off, throw out, uncouple, undo, unhook, unyoke, withdraw
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  disconnect
       
          {SCSI reconnect}