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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.

Synonyms

  • Liberate
  • Free
  • Release
  • Unloose
  • Loose

Hyponyms

  • Bail Out
  • Parole
  • Bail
  • Unspell
  • Run
  • Unchain

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.

Synonyms

  • Unloose

Hypernyms

  • Unlace
  • Untie
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