let loose

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verb

1. express audibly;
utter sounds (not necessarily words) (Freq. 1)
- She let out a big heavy sigh
- He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
• Syn:
utter, emit, let out
• Derivationally related forms:
utterable (for: utter), utterer (for: utter), utterance (for: utter)
• Hyponyms:
call, gibber, crow, trumpet, coo,
shout, shout out, cry, yell, scream, holler,
hollo, squall, miaou, miaow, tsk, tut,
tut-tut, repeat, echo, shoot, gurgle, nasale,
bite out, sigh, troat, lift, pant, volley,
break into, heave, chorus, sputter, splutter, deliver,
hoot, grunt, wolf-whistle, snort, spit, spit out,
groan, moan, grumble, growl, rumble, howl,
wrawl, yammer, yowl, bark, bleat, blate,
blat, baa, bellow, roar, peep, cheep,
chirp, chirrup, churr, whirr, chirr, meow,
mew, quack, honk, cronk, hiss, siss,
sizz, sibilate, hee-haw, bray, squeal, oink,
cluck, click, clack, moo, low, cackle,
gobble, neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny, gargle,
gargle, haw, hem, croak, sing,
smack, give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. turn loose or free from restraint
- let loose mines
- Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
• Syn:
unleash, loose
• Hypernyms:
let go of, let go, release, relinquish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something