unloose
Americanverb (used with object)
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to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
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to let loose or set free; free from restraint.
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to undo or untie (a fastening, knot, etc.); unfasten.
verb
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to set free; release
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to loosen or relax (a hold, grip, etc)
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to unfasten or untie
Etymology
Origin of unloose
Example Sentences
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I unloose the cow and leave her and her newborn to each other.
From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2018
And in a way this has stifled exactly the sort of catharsis the play is supposed to unloose.
From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2014
In the equivalent of flight attendants becoming pilots, caddies became players seven days a week, not merely on Monday mornings, when the clubs where they worked might unloose them onto largely vacant courses.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2010
And perhaps, if the deep truth of that symbolism strikes home, he will doff his hat in salutation to a man the latchet of whose shoes he is unworthy to unloose.
From Time Magazine Archive
The continents strain to unloose themselves, to drift reckless and heavy in the seas.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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