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Meanings of turn loose in English

To give freedom; to release from confinement or restraint.

Usage of turn loose in English
1
Let old Henshaw bring us close inshore, an' then we'll turn loose.
Harrigan
2
The rich ain't aiming to turn loose their money for credit.
Tobacco Road
3
You get the feelin they just dont want to turn loose.
No country for old men
4
But Erica was too nice to turn loose with a player like Nick.
Rock my world
5
All we got to do is sneak for'ard and turn loose.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
6
So, if you should miss with your first shot, I'll turn loose myself.
The Boy Allies in the Trenches; Or, Midst Shot and Shell Along t...
7
He returned with instructions to deliver the muskets but to turn loose the prisoners.
The Forty-Niners: A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dor...
8
The weapon they could turn loose on these murderous zealots.
American assassin
9
Obviously, it was dangerous to turn loose such a man.
South American Fights and Fighters, and Other Tales of Adventure
10
But a man must turn loose some times, mustn't he?
Active Service
11
I 've seen vigilantes turn loose before, and knew what was likely to happen!
Bob Hampton of Placer
12
He looked as if he were bursting with words that he could not turn loose.
God’s Little Acre
13
I didn't want to turn loose of the gun because it made me feel safe.
Internecine
14
The novelist who would turn loose upon society an insane murderess could not escape condemnation.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
15
Go stop those legionaries and turn loose that flock.
The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerus...
16
This, with the troops stationed at Concho, would turn loose quite a wad of money.
The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days
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Turn loose across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common