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cut loose en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (also, figuratively, idiomatic, transitive) To loosen or set free someone or something.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To behave in an uncontrolled manner. ▸ To party without restraint.
   • Cut loose, let your hair down honey Unwind, turn the lights down low Relax, let's uncork the stopper Come to papa, come on let's go 1962, Elvis Presley, Relax:
3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To behave in an uncontrolled manner. ▸ To act freely.
   • England cut loose at the end of the half, Ashton, Mark Cueto and Mike Tindall all crossing before the break. 2011 February 12, Mark Orlovac, “England 59-13 Italy”, in BBC:
4. (intransitive) To open fire.
   • Torpedoes were loosed, but the range was too short for them to actually arm, and they bounced harmlessly off the ship as it cut loose with its secondary and antiaircraft guns, smashing anything that it could see. 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 14:43 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 17 Oct 2022:

Forms

Relateds

cut one loose · cut someone loose · cut it loose

Synonyms

cut it loose