English verb: unleash | |||
| 1. | unleash (contact) release or vent | ||
| Samples | Unleash one's anger. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | let go, let go of, release, relinquish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | uncork | ||
| 2. | unleash (contact) release from a leash | ||
| Samples | Unleash the dogs in the park. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | let go, let go of, release, relinquish | ||
| 3. | unleash (contact) turn loose or free from restraint | ||
| Samples | Let loose mines. Loose terrible plagues upon humanity. | ||
| Synonyms | let loose, loose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | let go, let go of, release, relinquish | ||