loose
Some ice had broken loose from the underside of the rocket.
A horse broke loose during the parade.
The dog was trailing a chain behind it, so it must have broken loose.
Tom was eventually able to break loose from their intense relationship.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Running away and escaping
abscond
abscond from somewhere
abscond with someone/something
back away
back off
bail out
elude
escape from someone/something
escape route
escapology
extrication
leg
loose
runaway
scarce
scarper
scram
shake something off
throw
underground
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