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loose vb.:
1. to unjoin hands Tit. II. iii. 243 “Thy hand once more; I will not loose again.”
2. to let fly (an arrow) MND. II. i. 159, H5 I. ii. 207 “many arrows, loosed several ways” ; intr. Tit. IV. iii. 58 “Marcus, loose when I bid.”
3. to give vent to AYL. III. v. 103 “ now and then A scatter'd smile,” All'sW. II. iii. 172 “both my revenge and hate Loosing upon thee.”
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    • William Shakespeare, As You Like It, 3.5
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