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LOOSE OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does loose off mean? 

LOOSE OFF (verb)
  The verb LOOSE OFF has 1 sense:

1. fire as from a gunplay

  Familiarity information: LOOSE OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOOSE OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fire as from a gun

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

let drive; let fly; loose off

Context example:

The soldiers let drive their bullets

Hypernyms (to "loose off" is one way to...):

discharge; fire (cause to go off)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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