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break loose

/breɪk lus/
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Other forms: broke loose; broken loose; breaking loose; breaks loose

Definitions of break loose
  1. verb
    run away from confinement
    synonyms: escape, get away
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    types:
    break, break away, break out
    move away or escape suddenly
    bilk, elude, evade
    escape, either physically or mentally
    slip
    move smoothly and easily
    run away
    escape from the control of
    escape, get away
    remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
    type of:
    flee, fly, take flight
    run away quickly
  2. verb
    be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
    synonyms: burst forth, explode
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    type of:
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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