unleash
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un·leash
(ŭn-lēsh′)tr.v. un·leashed, un·leash·ing, un·leash·es
1. To release or loose from a leash: unleashed the guard dogs.
2. To set free from restraints: unleashed his anger.
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unleash
(ʌnˈliːʃ)vb (tr)
1. to release from or as if from a leash
2. to free from restraint or control
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un•leash
(ʌnˈliʃ)v.t.
to release from or as if from a leash or restraint; let loose.
[1665–75]
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unleash
Past participle: unleashed
Gerund: unleashing
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| Verb | 1. |  unleash - release or vent; "unleash one's anger"let go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" uncork - release; "uncork his anger" |
| 2. |  unleash - release from a leash; "unleash the dogs in the park"let go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" | |
| 3. | unleash - turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" let go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" |
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unleash
verb release, let go, let loose, free, untie, unloose, unbridle Then he unleashed his own, unstoppable attack.
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Translations
destraillar
laskea irtipäästää irtipäästää valloilleen
unleash
[ˈʌnˈliːʃ] VT [+ dog] → desatar, soltar (fig) [+ anger, imagination etc] → desencadenar, desatarCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unleash
[ˌʌnˈliːʃ] vt [fury, passion, violence] → déchaîner; [torrent] → entraîner, déclencher; [+ attack, missile] → lancer; [disease] → provoquerCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unleash
vt dog → von der Leine lassen; (fig: = cause) anger, war → entfesseln, auslösen; to unleash a storm of criticism → einen Sturm der Kritik entfesseln; he unleashed his fury on his wife → er ließ seine Frau seinen Zorn spüren; to unleash a war upon the whole world → die ganze Welt in einen Krieg stürzen
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