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Unlash

Unlash \Un*lash"\, v. t. [1st un- + lash.] (Naut.) To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.

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unlash

vb. (context transitive English) To unfasten.

WordNet
unlash

v. untie the lashing of; "unlash the horse" [ant: lash]

Usage examples of "unlash".

Sharina thought he was going to cut through the line instead of taking the few extra seconds to unlash it.

They shortened up the bow ropes of the towing boats, jumping down into them to bail them out and unlash the oars and ship the rudders.

By the time Tristan returned to the bow, she had unlashed her staff from its mount on the gunwale.

Tosig had unlashed her, enabling her to take nourishment, and tonight he kept the vigil alone, giving Gwyneth the opportunity she needed.

Murdoch, Jasmine, and Peregrine crabbed to a mast and unlashed eight-foot boarding pikes.

Longarm got his two rooms and went outside, where he unlashed Dan from the travois and then carried him back into the hotel.

After that, Longarm hurried back outside and unlashed the Spanish treasure box.

The driver grunted as he unlashed my luggage from the bus roof and swung it to the ground.

When they pulled up in front of the sheriffs office, she waited until he unlashed her trunk, then followed him inside the jail.

Vetch did so quickly, while Ged unlashed the oars and set them in the locks and bent his back to rowing.

One of the ropes which fastened the barrels was partly unlashed and used as a cable to unite the floating apparatus with the canoe.

I cannot begin to fathom the myriad tasks the sailors performed, swarming up and down the masts, lashing and unlashing ropes in bewildering profusion, cranking a chain that raised the anchor, massive and dripping.

The rest can start unlashing as Hars suggested, and unloading where we have to.

Thus Fabius had no difficulty unlashing his rods, nor needed to sort through them to find one sturdier than the rest.

The two Koepangers had already unlashed the canvas over the hold and on a word from Tyndall quickly removed the thick planks that made up the hatch.