BREAK LOOSE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

Example:

His anger exploded

Synonyms:

break loose; burst forth; explode

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "break loose" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

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Meaning:

Run away from confinement

Example:

The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison

Synonyms:

break loose; escape; get away

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "break loose" is one way to...):

flee; fly; take flight (run away quickly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "break loose"):

break; break away; break out (move away or escape suddenly)

bilk; elude; evade (escape, either physically or mentally)

exfiltrate (escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control)

slip (move smoothly and easily)

run away (escape from the control of)

escape; get away (remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion)

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