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Meaning of loose off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. to fire (a weapon, or ammunition); to shoot (using a firearm)
    ambitransitive, informal
  2. to unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.)
    archaic, transitive

Examples

“They loosed off a couple of rounds at the enemy.”
“More likely, it was the prospect of meat. Curwen was by now craving a juicy roast – 'even seal chop' – and was always loosing off at tickleasses and harps.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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