Unloosen (Verb)
Meaning 1
Grant freedom to; free from confinement.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The judge's decision was to unloosen the wrongly accused prisoner from the maximum-security cell.
- Years of activism finally helped unloosen the repressed minority group from government censorship and oppression.
- When the rope was untangled, it helped unloosen the trapped animal from its nearly drowned state.
- The charity workers worked tirelessly to unloosen the enslaved children from their inhumane captors.
- Thanks to the law reform, thousands of wrongly convicted inmates would be set free, aiming to unloosen as many prisoners of the corrupt system as possible.
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Meaning 2
Loosen the ties of; "unloose your sneakers".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- As she prepared for the hike, she had to unloosen her hiking boots because they were too tight.
- The tourists had to unloosen their shoelaces repeatedly as the day wore on and their feet swelled.
- In the middle of the presentation, one of the speaker's friends subtly signaled for him to unloosen his tie.
- The therapist encouraged her anxious patients to unloosen their tight grip on their arms and focus on their breathing.
- To participate in the marathon, she had to unloosen her stiff muscles by incorporating dynamic stretches into her routine.