1. properly to let loose : hence to slit, open , (Aristophanes Comicus); σχ. φλέβα to open a vein, (Xenophon Historicus), etc.:—;of flowers, σχ. κάλυκας [ variant dates Anthology Palantina 2. to let fall, drop , (Xenophon Historicus) 3. to let go , σχάσας τὴν φροντίδα having let the mind go, given it play , (Aristophanes Comicus); σχ. τὰς μηχανάς to let off the engines, (Plutarch) 4. to check, stop, stay , Lat. inhibere, κώπαν σχάσον, i. e. cease rowing, (Pindar); σχάσον ὄμμα lower thine eyes, (Euripides):—;Mid., σχασάμενος τὴν ἱππικήν having dropt one's horsemanship, "given up the turf," (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)