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σχάζω properly to let loose: hence to slit, open, Ar.; σχ. φλέβα to open a vein, Xen., etc.:—of flowers, σχ. κάλυκας Anth. to let fall, drop, Xen. to let go, σχάσας τὴν φροντίδα having let the mind go, given it play, Ar.; σχ. τὰς μηχανάς to let off the engines, Plut. to check, stop, stay, Lat. inhibere, κώπαν σχάσον, i. e. cease rowing, Pind.; σχάσον ὄμμα lower thine eyes, Eur.:—Mid., σχασάμενος τὴν ἱππικήν having dropt oneʼs horsemanship, "given up the turf," Ar.

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to let loose

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Headword:

σχάζω

Headword (normalized):

σχάζω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

σχαζω

IDX:

31924

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n31960

Key:

sxa/zw

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