cut loose

phrase

1

: to free from control or restraint

cut us loose from the contract

2

: to act without restraint

enjoyed cutting loose at nightclubs

Examples of cut loose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Others might see the film another way, as a reckless claim that many (if not all) men would molest children were all the reins of civilization cut loose. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

In addition to jettisoning Mulligan, the station also cut loose midday co-host Marshall Harris. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

On the night of the reprieve, Owen, cut loose for the evening by his girlfriend, who wants to canoodle with a neighbor, vomits in the vicinity of Allie’s high heels, in what might be called a meet-boot. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

An Arsenal fan, he was cut loose by the club’s academy at 13. — Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cut loose

• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse
• disuse
• excuse
• footloose