lets loose
Frees without restraint
To let loose is to release or set free—a dog from its leash, an arrow from a bow, a prisoner from confinement.
The phrase extends to releasing emotions or energy: She let loose a scream.
When someone lets loose, they abandon restraint and act freely: After exams, the students let loose at the party.
To let loose on someone is to attack or criticize them harshly.
Openings for airflow
- voicesSounds producing speech
- pours outEmpties by tilting
- spillsAccidental liquid escapes
- blurtsUtters impulsively
exclaims · shouts · screams · yells · bellows · hollers · cries out · sounds off
Lets go or publishes
- unwindsReleases tension gradually
- goes wildBecomes uncontrolled or frenzied
- acts outPerforms or misbehaves
- blows off steamReleases pent-up energy
breaks free · rages · rampages · erupts · explodes · freaks out · loses control · goes crazy
Removes from captivity
- unchainsRemoves shackles from
- unshacklesRemoves restraining devices
- untethersDisconnects from restraint
- unbindsFrees from bonds
unfetters · unties · uncages · turns out · liberates · emancipates
vents
Openings for airflow
blurts · exclaims · shouts · screams · yells · bellows · hollers · cries out · sounds off · opens up
releases
Lets go or publishes
- unwindsReleases tension gradually
- goes wildBecomes uncontrolled or frenzied
- acts outPerforms or misbehaves
breaks free · blows off steam · rages · rampages · erupts · explodes · freaks out · loses control · goes crazy · runs amok
frees
Removes from captivity
- unchainsRemoves shackles from
- unshacklesRemoves restraining devices
- untethersDisconnects from restraint
unbinds · unfetters · unties · uncages · turns out · liberates · emancipates
fires
Discharges from employment
- shootsFires or photographs
- launchesSends off forcefully
- dischargesReleases or sends forth
sets free · hurls · flings · propels · triggers · activates · unloads · emits · expels · ejects
lets looserestrains
Holds back or controls
holds back · contains · confines · suppresses · reins in
lets loosebottles up
Suppresses emotions internally
suppresses · represses · stifles · holds back · internalizes
let, release, loose, unleash, letting, lets, leeway, releasing, loosening