verb
Meaning 1
To escape; to free oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
break loose
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verb
Meaning 2
be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- His anger exploded
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: explode, burst forth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change state, turn
verb
Meaning 3
run away from confinement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: escape, get away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flee, fly, take flight
Narrower terms: break, break out, break away, shake, shake off, throw off, escape from, elude, evade, bilk, slip, run away, escape, get away
History
Etymology
From Middle English breken los, breken lous, breken lowse, equivalent to break + loose.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: soltarse — to escape; to free oneself
- Spanish: perder tracción — to lose traction