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UNLOOSEN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Loosen the ties of

Example:

unloose your sneakers

Synonyms:

unloose; unloosen

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

unbrace; unlace; untie (undo the ties of)

Sentence frames:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Grant freedom to; free from confinement

Synonyms:

free; liberate; loose; release; unloose; unloosen

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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

unspell (release from a spell)

unchain (make free)

bail (release after a security has been paid)

run (set animals loose to graze)

bail out (free on bail)

parole (release a criminal from detention and place him on parole)

Sentence frames:

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

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