unloose
English
/ˌʌnˈluːs/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To free (someone or something) from a constraint.
- (transitive) To undo or loosen something that fastens, holds, entangles, or interlocks.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English unlosen prefix from English loose.
Origin
English
loose
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- break loose English
- footloose English
- loose English
- loose-handed English
- loosefill English
- loosehead English
- loosejaw English
- looseleaf English
- loosely English
- loosen English
- looseness English
- looseth English
- loosey English
- loosish English
- outloose English
- overloose English
- ultraloose English
- unlooser English
- unloosest English
- unlooseth English
- ルーズ Japanese
- loos Middle English
- unlosen Middle English