Synonyms

unlash

American

[uhn-lash] / ʌnˈlæʃ /

verb (used with object)

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

unlash British

/ ʌnˈlæʃ /

verb

(tr) to untie or unfasten

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Etymology

Origin of unlash

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

Example Sentences

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Ged said, “Take down the sail,” and Vetch did so quickly, while Ged unlashed the oars and set them in the locks and bent his back to rowing.

From Literature

Scarcely had the order been executed for unlashing the boats, when the sails flapped heavily against the masts.

From Project Gutenberg

At last three Spaniards are left in the rigging; they seem nearly dead, and scarcely able to unlash themselves, and crawl down the shrouds.

From Project Gutenberg

The sections of the ladder had been unlashed, and were safely bestowed, with the rope and the tendrils, in the sides of the canoe.

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And when that was all done Macro unlashed the raft and they carried it over piece by piece, and roughly put it together there and loaded up again.

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