1. (v. t.) To make loose; to loosen; to set free.

2. (v. i.) To become unfastened; to lose all connection or union.

abandon abandoned abrupt abstract adrift afloat alienate aweigh break ground cast cast aside cast away cast loose cast out castaway cat the anchor chuck clear clear away clear out clear the decks cut adrift cut off cut out deep-six delete depart deport derelict detach disarticulate discard discarded disconnect disengage disjoin disjoint disowned dispel dispose of dissociate disunite ditch divide divorce do away with doff douse drop drop the mooring dump eighty-six eject elide eliminate eradicate estrange exile expatriate expel exterminate fling off forsaken free get quit of get rid of get shut of give away isolate jettison jilt leave liberate liquidate loose loose for sea loosen outcast outlaw outside the gates outside the pale part part with pick out pull away pull back pull out purge put off reject rejected release remove root out root up segregate separate sequester set apart set aside shake off shoo shut off slip out of slough split stand aloof stand apart stand aside started step aside step out of strike off strike out subtract take off throw away throw off throw out throw over throw overboard toss overboard unanchored unbar unbind unbolt unbuckle unbutton unchain unclasp uncouple undo unfasten unfetter unglue unlace unlatch unleash unlock unloose unloosen unmoor unmoored unstick unstrap untie untied unwrap unyoke up-anchor weed out weigh anchor withdraw