unloose
IPA: ʌnɫˈus
verb
- (transitive)
- (also figuratively) To loosen or undo (something that entangles, fastens, holds, or interlocks).
- (also figuratively) To relax or slacken (something that clasps or grips, such as the arms or hands).
- To free (someone or something) from a constraint; (figuratively) to release (something which has been suppressed, such as emotions or objectionable things).
- (archaic) To remove or take off (especially something undesirable).
- (intransitive)
- To become loose or come off.
- (also figuratively) To free from a constraint.
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Examples of "unloose" in Sentences
- “It is unbelievable what happens when you unloose fear,” he said.
- If they would just unloose her ankles, perhaps she could make a run for it.
- The tail hairs are well-rooted, so it takes as many as a dozen firm tugs to unloose them.
- Mr. Baxter makes an acute connection between meanness and the raw pleasure it can unloose.
- Any other solution may unloose forces that would complicate prospects of international order.71
- If there is a vulture whose claws are hard to unloose from the vitals of the spirit, I think it is jealousy.
- She oozes over the crunk fireworks display that is "Ribbon" (my personal favorite), "You make me feel so unloose."
- He has, until this point, been so softly spoken, so benign-looking with his white hair and white beard, that it's easy to forget the power he's able to unloose onstage.
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