let loose

Questions about let loose

What does let loose mean?

let loose means "express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for let loose?

Close synonyms include utter, emit, let out, unleash, loose. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is let loose a common word?

let loose is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.