See cut loose on Wiktionary
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"To loosen or set free someone or something."
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"(idiomatic, transitive, also figuratively) To loosen or set free someone or something."
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"ref": "1962, Elvis Presley, Relax:",
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"To behave in an uncontrolled manner.",
"To party without restraint."
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"(idiomatic, intransitive) To behave in an uncontrolled manner.",
"To party without restraint."
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"ref": "2011 February 12, Mark Orlovac, “England 59-13 Italy”, in BBC:",
"text": "England cut loose at the end of the half, Ashton, Mark Cueto and Mike Tindall all crossing before the break.",
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"To behave in an uncontrolled manner.",
"To act freely."
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"(idiomatic, intransitive) To behave in an uncontrolled manner.",
"To act freely."
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"ref": "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 2022-10-17:",
"text": "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.",
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"To open fire."
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"(intransitive) To open fire."
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"To loosen or set free someone or something."
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"(idiomatic, transitive, also figuratively) To loosen or set free someone or something."
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"To behave in an uncontrolled manner.",
"To party without restraint."
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"(idiomatic, intransitive) To behave in an uncontrolled manner.",
"To party without restraint."
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"To behave in an uncontrolled manner.",
"To act freely."
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"(idiomatic, intransitive) To behave in an uncontrolled manner.",
"To act freely."
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"To open fire."
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"(intransitive) To open fire."
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