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UNLEASH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Release or vent

Example:

unleash one's anger

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "unleash" is one way to...):

let go; let go of; release; relinquish (release, as from one's grip)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "unleash"):

uncork (release)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Turn loose or free from restraint

Example:

Loose terrible plagues upon humanity

Synonyms:

let loose; loose; unleash

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "unleash" is one way to...):

let go; let go of; release; relinquish (release, as from one's grip)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Release from a leash

Example:

unleash the dogs in the park

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "unleash" is one way to...):

let go; let go of; release; relinquish (release, as from one's grip)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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