unlash
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of unlash
Example Sentences
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It was an ancient cavern beneath the rim of a low cliff which overlooked the town and as Denver was helping to unlash the packs Bunker Hill came toiling up the trail.
From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Dane Coolidge
They forgot to unlash the wheels before they started, so the dog-cart came up-street on skids, as it were, screaming holy murder on the granite flags—which in turn saved the near wheel from destruction.
From Guns of the Gods by Talbot Mundy
“Here, unlash these blessed ropes, they’re a-cuttin’ into my arms like hooroar.”
From Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea by George Manville Fenn
We were forced to unlash all the strips running from side to side and insert supports, made of smaller bones, across the middle each way.
From Under the Andes by Rex Stout
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 William H. C. Groome
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