to unlash
- verb
- /ʌnˈlæʃ/
:
desatar
- She unlashed the straps holding down the luggage in the back of the truck.
Examples
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Mike unlashes the boat and steers it out to the decoys.
Fiction book (1996) -
Begins unlashing the crate.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'll need some hands to get them unlashed.
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The jailers unlash the thongs on Robin's hands.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jack unlashes his gun and strokes it fondly.
Fiction book (1990) -
He unlashes it and hoists it to his shoulder.
Fiction book (1992) -
Halfway between the anchorage and the Brooklyn tower, Farrington unlashed himself and stood up on the chair's narrow board seat to wave and doff his hat to the thousands of cheering people following him at a run through the streets.
Fiction book (1995) -
The sailor had to unlash the boat from the dock before they could leave.
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After securing the items for transport, he remembered to unlash them before unloading.
Synonyms
91
1.0
Make a knot or lace loose by undoing it
5
3.4
To open something by undoing a button or zipper
4
5.7
To take off something that is attached to another thing, like a trailer or bicycle
4
3.9
To take off a belt or band that holds something in place
3
6.4
To free something by untying ropes or cords
3
3.8
To untie strings that close shoes or clothing
1
6.6
To release something that is tied or fastened so it can move away
1
5.1
To make a tied rope or string loose so it comes apart
To untie a knot so it comes apart
Remove a sail from a pole or rope that holds it
To make something less tight or free it from something holding it
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unlash combines the prefix un- meaning 'remove' and the verb lash, which means 'to tie down' or 'secure with rope', as in a 'lashing' that holds cargo. So to unlash is to take off the ropes and free something.