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  1. to become able to move around freely: In the storm, the boat broke loose from its moorings. The kite broke loose and drifted across the sky. to stop being affected by something that limits what you can do: They are desperate to break loose from the authority of their parents.

  2. Learn the meaning and usage of the idiom break loose, which means to suddenly become loose or to get away from something. See example sentences from recent news sources and related words.

  3. Learn the meaning and usage of the phrasal verb break loose, which means to free oneself by force or to shake off restraint. See sentences from the Times, Sunday Times and other sources.

  4. Escape from restraint, as in The boat broke loose from its moorings , or He finally broke loose from the school of abstract expressionism . This expression also appears in all hell breaks loose , which indicates a state of fury or chaos, as in When Dad finds out you broke his watch, all hell will break loose , or When the children saw the dead ...

  5. Definitions of break loose. verb. run away from confinement. synonyms: escape, get away. see more. verb. be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise. synonyms: burst forth, explode. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Break loose." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/break loose.

  6. break loose. Escape from restraint, as in The boat broke loose from its moorings, or He finally broke loose from the school of abstract expressionism.

  7. This expression also appears in all hell breaks loose, which indicates a state of fury or chaos, as in When Dad finds out you broke his watch, all hell will break loose, or When the children saw the dead pigeon in the hall, all hell broke loose.