cut loose

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuht loos]
- /kʌt lus/
- /kʌt luːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuht loos]
- /kʌt lus/

Definitions of cut loose words

noun cut loose to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc 3
noun cut loose to act or speak without self-control 3
adjective cut loose free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 1
adjective cut loose free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night. 1
adjective cut loose uncombined, as a chemical element. 1
adjective cut loose not bound together: to wear one's hair loose. 1

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Origin of cut loose

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (adj.) Middle English los, loos < Old Norse lauss loose, free, empty; cognate with Old English lēas (see -less), Dutch, German los loose, free; (v.) Middle English leowsen, lousen, derivative of the adj.

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Parts of speech for Cut loose

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cut loose popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for cut loose

verb cut loose

run riot — a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
go berserk — If someone or something goes berserk, they lose control of themselves and become very angry or violent.
let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
run amok — If a person or animal runs amok, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way.
run wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.

All 7 Synonyms of cut loose