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)

:  a hole or flaw made by tearing

:  the act of tearing something

:  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

:  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