[syn: unloose, unloosen]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unloose \Un*loose"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loose.]
To make loose; to loosen; to set free. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unloose \Un*loose"\, v. i.
To become unfastened; to lose all connection or union.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unloose
v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free,
liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose]
[ant: confine, detain]
2: loosen the ties of; "unloose your sneakers" [syn: unloose,
unloosen]