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- Dictionaryun·leash/ˌənˈlēSH/
verb
- 1. release from a leash or restraint: "we unleashed the dog and carried it down to our car"
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1. : to free from or as if from a leash : let loose. unleash the dogs. unleashing his anger. 2. : to throw, shoot, or set in motion forcefully. unleashed a superb shot … to earn his side a point The New York Times. Synonyms. loosen. release. uncork. unlock. unloosen. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of unleash in a Sentence.
verb [ T ] uk / ʌnˈliːʃ / us / ʌnˈliːʃ / to suddenly release a violent force that cannot be controlled: At worst, nuclear war could be unleashed. Rachel's arrival on the scene had unleashed passions in him that he could scarcely control. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Creating and producing. anti-creative. artefact.
The General awaited the moment when the cannonade should cease, as suddenly as it had begun, and he should unleash his troops. From Project Gutenberg. Unleash definition: to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.. See examples of UNLEASH used in a sentence.
to let happen or begin something powerful that, once begun, cannot be controlled: The vice president unleashed a furious attack on leading Democratic representatives in Congress. (Definition of unleash from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of unleash. unleash.
verb. If you say that someone or something unleashes a powerful force, feeling, activity, or group, you mean that they suddenly start it or send it somewhere. Then he unleashed his own, unstoppable, attack. [VERB noun] The officers were still reluctant to unleash their troops in pursuit of a defeated enemy. [VERB noun]
Unleashed means to release or loose from a leash or restraint. It can also mean to vent or express something, such as anger or imagination. See synonyms, translations and usage examples of unleashed.
/ʌnˈliːʃ/ Verb Forms. unleash something (on/upon somebody/something) to suddenly let a strong force, emotion, etc. be felt or have an effect. The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
