Antonyms for unloose

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uhn-loos

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈlus

Definition of unloose

Origin : late 14c., "to set free," from un- (2), used here emphatically, + loose. Related: Unloosed; unloosing.

verb undo

Example sentences :

After the captain left him, he struggled hard to unloose the cords which bound him.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

I have a large, hundred-ounce poke of dust, and I unloose the thong.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

Shirley would untie the knots or cut the rope or get someone to unloose her.
Extract from : « Rosemary » by Josephine Lawrence

Some of them had it tied up behind like women, and now proceeded to unloose it.
Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope

I made a feeble attempt to unloose her hands and draw myself up.
Extract from : « A Pessimist » by Robert Timsol

So I contrived to unloose my braces and with them tied up the snake's mouth.
Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19 » by Various

"Now, haul the Edith alongside," said the skipper, as he proceeded to unloose the sails.
Extract from : « Watch and Wait » by Oliver Optic

Let the men go to their quarters, unloose the guns and load with grape.
Extract from : « In Greek Waters » by G. A. Henty

Then he bound her with the catgut, so that she was not able by any means to unloose herself.
Extract from : « Sagas from the Far East » by Various

A lover lies at thy feet, to unloose the bonds of wickedness.
Extract from : « Monsieur de Camors, Complete » by Octave Feuillet

Synonyms for unloose

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