unlash
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of unlash
Example Sentences
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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
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
“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 Frank V. Webster
They knew well they had a Titan in custody, and did not even unlash his hands.
From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis
"So it was buffalo that scared our horses, was it, and ran them out of camp?" said McCann, as he helped to unlash the calf.
From The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Andy Adams
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