UNLEASH

unleash

(verb) release or vent; “unleash one’s anger”

unleash, let loose, loose

(verb) turn loose or free from restraint; “let loose mines”; “Loose terrible plagues upon humanity”

unleash

(verb) release from a leash; “unleash the dogs in the park”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unleash (third-person singular simple present unleashes, present participle unleashing, simple past and past participle unleashed)

(transitive) To free from a leash, or as from a leash.

Antonyms: leash, leash up

(figurative) To let go; to release.

(figurative) To precipitate; to bring about.

Anagrams

• Hulsean, unheals, unshale

Source: Wiktionary


Un*leash", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + leash.]

Definition: To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to release; as, to unleash dogs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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