detach (n.)

1.make loose or looser"loosen the tension on a rope"

detach (v.)

1.separate into parts or portions"divide the cake into three equal parts" "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

2.cause to become detached or separated; take off"detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

3.come to be detached"His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

4.military use: separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment"detach a regiment"