unlash

American  

[uhn-lash] / ʌnˈlæʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. to loosen, unfasten, or detach, as something lashed or tied fast.

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unlash British  

/ ʌnˈlæʃ /

verb

1. (tr) to untie or unfasten

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Etymology

Origin of unlash

First recorded in 1740–50; un- ² + lash ²

Example Sentences

I therefore said that I would make no noise if they would unlash my arms and legs and bring me some food.

From Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures by Groome, William H. C.

"Off with the luggage then, driver," said the policeman—"here hand the small trunk, and now away and unlash there behind."

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

The men's guns were lashed on the komatik, and both were, therefore, unarmed, and before they could reach the komatik and unlash the rifles the wolves had fled over the hill and out of range.

From The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell by Wallace, Dillon

“You’ll unlash them every night when you’re piped to do so, and you’ll lash them up, out of the way, every morning, just as if you were aboard a battleship.”

From Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam by Webster, Frank V.

Almost at a stand-still at last, balanced on a streamer of flame, he toppled into hot dust Feebly he worked to unlash himself from the tube.

From Comet's Burial by Gallun, Raymond Z.

Related Words

• alleviate
• break up
• ease
• loose
• relax
• slacken
• undo
• unlock
• unscrew
• untie