English Explanatory Dictionary

release the kraken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To unleash a greatly destructive force.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see release, Kraken.

Word forms

release the kraken releases the kraken releasing the kraken released the kraken

Etymology

From the 1981 film Clash of the Titans.

Related words

open Pandora's box Kraken
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