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- [breyk loos]
- /breɪk lus/
- /breɪk luːs/
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- [breyk loos]
- /breɪk lus/
Definitions of break loose words
- noun break loose to free oneself by force 3
- noun break loose to shake off restraint 3
- adjective break loose free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 1
- adjective break loose free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night. 1
- adjective break loose uncombined, as a chemical element. 1
- adjective break loose not bound together: to wear one's hair loose. 1
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Origin of break loose
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (adj.) Middle English los, loos < Old Norse lauss loose, free, empty; cognate with Old English lēas (see -less), Dutch, German los loose, free; (v.) Middle English leowsen, lousen, derivative of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Break loose
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
break loose popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for break loose
verb break loose
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- flee — to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
- abscond — If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
- bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
adj break loose
- unplanned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- voluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- offhand — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- simple — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- instinctive — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
Antonyms for break loose
verb break loose
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- come — When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
adj break loose
- planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- intended — purposed; designed; intentional: an intended snub.
- premeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
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