unloosing

Verb

unloose (third-person singular simple present unlooses, present participle unloosing, simple past and past participle unloosed)

1. (also, figuratively, transitive) To loosen or undo (something that entangles, fastens, holds, or interlocks).
   • Turne him to any Cauſe of Pollicy, / The Gordian Knot of it he will vnlooſe, / Familiar as his Garter: […]1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

   Synonyms:

   disengage, loose, unfasten, untie

2. (also, figuratively, transitive) To relax or slacken (something that clasps or grips, such as the arms or hands).

   Synonyms:

   let go, unclasp

3. (transitive) To free (someone or something) from a constraint; (figuratively) to release (something which has been suppressed, such as emotions or objectionable things).
   • Then Yorke vnlooſe thy long impriſoned thoughts, / And let thy tongue be equall with thy heart.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

   Synonyms:

   liberate, set free, unleash, vent

4. (archaic, transitive) To remove or take off (especially something undesirable).

   Synonyms:

   detach

5. (intransitive) To become loose or come off.

   Synonyms:

   detach

6. (also, figuratively, intransitive) To free from a constraint.