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UNLOOSE

Dictionary entry overview: What does unloose mean?

• UNLOOSE (verb)
The verb UNLOOSE has 2 senses:

1. grant freedom to; free from confinement
2. loosen the ties of

Familiarity information: UNLOOSE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• UNLOOSE (verb)

Sense 1

unloose ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Grant freedom to; free from confinement

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

free; loose; unloose; unloosen; liberate; release

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "unloose"):

unspell (release from a spell)

unchain (make free)

bail (release after a security has been paid)

run (set animals loose to graze)

bail out (free on bail)

parole (release a criminal from detention and place him on parole)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to unloose the prisoners

Sense 2

unloose ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Loosen the ties of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

unloose; unloosen

Context example:

unloose your sneakers

Hypernyms (to "unloose" is one way to...):

unbrace; unlace; untie (undo the ties of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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