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单词 unloosing
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unloose

verb

un·​loose ˌən-ˈlüs How to pronounce unloose (audio)
unloosed; unloosing; unlooses

transitive verb

1
: to relax the strain of
unloose a grip
2
: to release from or as if from restraints : set free
3
: to loosen the ties of
unloose traditional social bonds

Synonyms

  • loose
  • loosen
  • release
  • uncork
  • unleash
  • unlock
  • unloosen
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Example Sentences

He unloosed the bonds that held her. the familiar scent unloosed a flood of pleasant memories from her childhood
Recent Examples on the Web But in 2010, Bernanke proposed something much more far-reaching: an initiative to disburse interest-free loans to major banks to unloose new tranches of cash throughout the economy. Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 19 Jan. 2022 In a long, cozy sequence in the season’s first episode, Sam cooks breakfast for her sleeping household, sizzling sausage and frying eggs in a private ritual that’s best appreciated before her daughters rise and unloose chaos. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2020 On his final attempt, Kovacs unloosed a throw of 73-4 to assume the lead. Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 25 June 2017 As the story opens, the good people of Aldwinter are wondering whether an earthquake has unloosed their old monster from the estuary depths. Ron Charles, The Denver Post, 8 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

unloose

verb

un·​loose ˌən-ˈlüs How to pronounce unloose (audio)
unloosed; unloosing
1
: to make looser : relax
I unloosed my grip.
2
: to set free

unloosing

verb

present participle of unloose
as in loosening
to set free (from a state of being held in check) the familiar scent unloosed a flood of pleasant memories from her childhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • loosening
  • unleashing
  • unloosening
  • releasing
  • letting go
  • unlocking
  • expressing
  • loosing
  • uncorking
  • airing
  • freeing
  • liberating
  • emancipating
  • springing
  • unfettering
  • taking out
  • enfranchising
  • unbinding
  • manumitting
  • uncaging
  • unshackling
  • unmooring
  • unchaining
  • discharging
  • venting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • controlling
  • governing
  • restraining
  • containing
  • checking
  • holding
  • inhibiting
  • regulating
  • reining (in)
  • curbing
  • constraining
  • smothering
  • taming
  • bridling
  • manacling
  • trammelling
  • binding
  • confining
  • handcuffing
  • shackling
  • fettering
  • hampering
  • trammeling
  • enchaining
  • haltering
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