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English verb: let loose | |||
| 1. | let loose (communication) express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) | ||
| Samples | She let out a big heavy sigh. He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand. | ||
| Synonyms | emit, let out, utter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baa, bark, bellow, bite out, blat, blate, bleat, bray, break into, cackle, call, call, call, caw, cheep, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chorus, churr, clack, click, cluck, coo, croak, cronk, cronk, crow, crow, cry, cry, deliver, echo, gargle, gibber, give, gobble, groan, growl, grumble, grunt, gurgle, haw, heave, hee-haw, hem, hiss, holler, hollo, honk, hoot, hoot, howl, lift, low, meow, mew, mew, miaou, miaow, moan, moo, nasale, neigh, nicker, oink, pant, peep, quack, repeat, roar, rumble, scream, shoot, shout, shout out, sibilate, sibilate, sigh, sing, siss, sizz, smack, snort, spit, spit out, splutter, sputter, squall, squeal, troat, trumpet, tsk, tut, tut-tut, volley, whicker, whinny, whirr, wolf-whistle, wrawl, yammer, yell, yowl | ||
| 2. | let loose (contact) turn loose or free from restraint | ||
| Samples | Let loose mines. Loose terrible plagues upon humanity. | ||
| Synonyms | loose, unleash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | let go, let go of, release, relinquish | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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