Loose and Strangled

Loose

Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

Strangled is an antonym for loose.

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

Strangled

Strangled adjective - Held in check with difficulty.

Loose is an antonym for strangled in choke topic.

Nearby Word: strangling

Both words in one sentence

  • Electric Joybuzzer Becomes a Chekhov's Gun in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker when the Joker's buzzer is thrown loose in his struggle with Batman, only for Batman to get his hands on it and use it to immobilize the Joker as he was being strangled.
  • Literature / The Host Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends: Meyer has a tendency to do this pretty much every single time she writes fiction, but at least here it's not quite to the level of being Strangled by the Red String.
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