tear oneself loose/free

: to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend

: to wound by or as if by pulling apart by force : lacerate

: to divide or disrupt by the pull of contrary forces

: damage from being torn (see ¹tear)

: the act of tearing something

: a hurried and violent rush : a tearing pace

: a drop of clear saline fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland and diffused between the eye and eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion

: a secretion of profuse tears that overflow the eyelids and dampen the face

: an act of weeping or grieving

: to fill with tears (see ³tear) : shed tears

: a person's self : one's own self

: one's normal, healthy, or sane condition or self

: not rigidly fastened or securely attached

: having worked partly free from attachments

: having relative freedom of movement

: to let loose (see ¹loose) : release

: to free from restraint

: to make loose : untie

: in a loose manner (see ¹loose) : loosely

: having the legal and political rights of a citizen

: enjoying civil and political liberty

: enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination

: to cause to be free

: to relieve or rid of what restrains, confines, restricts, or embarrasses

: disentangle, clear

: in a free manner

: without charge

: with the wind more than six points from dead ahead