"unleash" meaning in All languages combined

See unleash on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈliʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unleash.wav [UK] Forms: unleash [canonical], unleashes [third-person, singular], unleashed [past], unleashed [past, participle], unleashing [present, participle]
Etymology: un- + leash Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|leash}} un- + leash Head templates: {{verb|unleash|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you unleash an animal, you free it from a leash.
    Sense id: simple-unleash-en-verb-O1~RWZRO
  2. If you unleash something, you cause it to be released or done.
    Sense id: simple-unleash-en-verb-T6qEmqNa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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