Vocabulary

Unleash

English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.

English meaning
release (a dog) from a leash.
Urdu meaning
چھوڑ دینا، جانے دینا، کتے کی رسی کھول دینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. Unless preparedness replaces firefighting, each monsoon will continue to unleash misery.
  2. This can range from states practising arrogance, for example, when the powerful and unaccountable unleash death and destruction upon innocents, as Israel and the US are currently doing in Gaza.
  3. These ultra-intense downpours, commonly called `cloudbursts`, unleash more than 100mm of rain per hour over small catchments, turning a single street or hamlet into ground zero of destruction.
  4. Glaciers in the north are melting in fragile valleys, while unpredictable monsoons unleash heavy rains on already soaked plains.
  5. But Pakistan has been unable to fully unleash its digital potential in spite of several government initiatives in the past decade, a large, young, tech-savvy population and growing internet access.
Synonyms
let loose, release, free, set free, loose, unloose, unbridle, untie,

Antonyms
restrain
Curator example
“they dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them”

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