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31unbutton — /un but n/, v.t. 1. to free (buttons) from buttonholes; unfasten or undo. 2. to unfasten by or as if by unbuttoning: to unbutton a jacket. 3. to disclose (one s feelings, thoughts, etc.) after deliberate or prolonged silence. v.i. 4. to unfasten… …
32fasten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. secure, make fast, attach, fix, bind, lock up. See junction, closure, restraint. Ant., unfasten, release. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make something secure] Syn. attach, lock, fix, tie, bind, lace,… …
33untie — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. loosen, free, unbind, unknot. See liberation, disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. unlace, unknot, loosen, unfasten; see unhitch . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. unfasten, loosen, free, undo,… …
34unbutton — un•but•ton [[t]ʌnˈbʌt n[/t]] v. t. 1) to free (buttons) from buttonholes; unfasten or undo 2) to unfasten by or as if by unbuttoning: to unbutton a jacket[/ex] 3) to disclose (one s feelings, thoughts, etc.) after deliberate or prolonged silence… …
35unbutton — /ʌnˈbʌtn/ (say un butn) verb (t) 1. to unfasten the button or buttons of. 2. to unfasten (a button). –verb (i) 3. to unfasten one s buttons. 4. to relax one s formality. {un 2 + button} …
36cast off — verb Date: 1575 transitive verb 1. loose < cast off a hunting dog > 2. unfasten < cast off a boat > 3. to remove (a stitch) from a knitting needle in such a way as to prevent unraveling …
37untruss — Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic untie, unfasten used in the phrase untruss one s points 2. archaic undress intransitive verb archaic to unfasten or take off one s clothes and especially one s breeches …
38loose — loosely, adv. looseness, n. /loohs/, adj., looser, loosest, adv., v. loosed, loosing. adj. 1. free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 2. free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in… …
39loose — 1. verb /luːs/ a) To let loose, to free from restraints. Im going to loose this game. b) To unfasten, to loosen. Syn: free, release …
40buckle — I n. 1) to fasten a buckle 2) to undo, unfasten a buckle 3) a brass buckle II v. (D; intr.) ( to collapse ) to buckle under (to buckle under severe pressure) * * * [ bʌk(ə)l] unfasten a buckle a brass buckle to fasten a buckle to undo (D; intr.)… …
