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unlash

verb
un·​lash | \ˌən-ˈlash \
unlashed; unlashing; unlashes

Definition of unlash 

transitive verb

: to untie the lashing of

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Synonyms & Antonyms for unlash

Synonyms

unbind, undo, unfasten, untie

Antonyms

bind, fasten, knot, lash, tie

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Examples of unlash in a Sentence

unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck

First Known Use of unlash

1699, in the meaning defined above

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Dictionary Entries near unlash

unlanded

unlanguaged

unlap

unlash

unlatch

unlatined

unlaunched

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