staccare

Etymology
From an aphetic variant of, from , from , from , alteration of from , from Low , from , , from. Akin to 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. More at 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to detach, to remove, to separate, to take or take down (from)
 * 2)  to unyoke, to unharness (draught/draft animals)
 * 3)  to uncouple (a train)
 * 4)  to tear out (pages from a book), to tear off (a body part, etc.)
 * 5)  to take (one's eyes)
 * 6)  to pronounce (words) separately, not run-together
 * 7)  to play (notes) staccato
 * 8)  to distance, to leave behind (a runner, etc.)
 * 9)  to depress (the clutch petal), to disengage (the clutch)
 * 10)  to stand out
 * 11)  to knock off work, to finish work
 * 12)  to take a break from work
 * 1)  to take a break from work