cast loose in English

Forms: casts loose [present, singular, third-person], casting loose [participle, present], cast loose [participle, past], cast loose [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,cast>}} cast loose (third-person singular simple present casts loose, present participle casting loose, simple past and past participle cast loose)

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "casts loose",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casting loose",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cast loose",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cast loose",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "<,,cast>"
      },
      "expansion": "cast loose (third-person singular simple present casts loose, present participle casting loose, simple past and past participle cast loose)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To unfasten, loosen, or set free."
      ],
      "id": "en-cast_loose-en-verb-fDUrTKWx",
      "links": [
        [
          "unfasten",
          "unfasten"
        ],
        [
          "loosen",
          "loosen"
        ],
        [
          "set free",
          "set free"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, idiomatic) To unfasten, loosen, or set free."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cast loose"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "casts loose",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casting loose",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cast loose",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cast loose",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<,,cast>"
      },
      "expansion": "cast loose (third-person singular simple present casts loose, present participle casting loose, simple past and past participle cast loose)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To unfasten, loosen, or set free."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unfasten",
          "unfasten"
        ],
        [
          "loosen",
          "loosen"
        ],
        [
          "set free",
          "set free"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, idiomatic) To unfasten, loosen, or set free."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cast loose"
}

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"cast loose" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms