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Definition of "unleash" []

  • To release or loose from or as if from a leash: unleashed the guard dogs; unleashed his pent-up rage. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unleash" in a sentence
  • "Without a bold effort to shrink government and again unleash entrepreneurship, Mr. Pi ñ era will be unable to deliver on his campaign promise of 6% growth annually and 200,000 new jobs per year."
  • "December 7th, 2009 12: 29 pm ET favorable for what? what is she running for? what is her program - and for what? what does she stand for? can she articulate any of it? what did McCain unleash on us?"
  • "And the vigilantism that Mr. Lindsay’s idea can unleash is scary."