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loose
/lus/
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  1. adjective
    (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
    "a loose weave"

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    open coarse harsh
  2. verb
    make loose or looser
    "loosen the tension on a rope"

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    loosen
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    modify alter change
  3. adjective
    having escaped, especially from confinement
    "dogs loose on the streets" "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"

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    at large escaped on the loose free
  4. adjective
    emptying easily or excessively
    "loose bowels"

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    lax regular unconstipated
  5. verb
    grant freedom to; free from confinement

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    free liberate release unloose unloosen
  6. verb
    turn loose or free from restraint
    "let loose mines"

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    let loose unleash
  7. adjective
    not affixed
    "the stamp came loose"

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    unaffixed
  8. adjective
    not literal
    "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"

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    free liberal inexact
  9. adjective
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
    "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"

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    easy light promiscuous sluttish wanton unchaste
  10. adjective
    not tense or taut
    "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"

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    slack lax
  11. adverb
    without restraint
    "cows in India are running loose"

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    free
  12. verb
    become loose or looser or less tight
    "The noose loosened"

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    loosen relax
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    weaken
  13. adjective
    lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
    "a loose tongue"

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    idle irresponsible
  14. adjective
    not officially recognized or controlled
    "a loose organization of the local farmers"

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    informal unofficial
  15. adjective
    not carefully arranged in a package
    "a box of loose nails"

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    unpackaged
  16. adjective
    not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
    "loose gravel"

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    shifting unfirm unconsolidated light silty
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    compact
  17. adjective
    not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
    "loose clothing" "the large shoes were very loose"

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    sloppy loose-fitting baggy flyaway
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    tight
  18. adjective
    (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
    "a loose ball"

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    uncontrolled
Examples of loose
  • "a loose weave"
  • "loosen the tension on a rope"
  • "dogs loose on the streets"
  • "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
  • "loose bowels"
  • "let loose mines"
  • "the stamp came loose"
  • "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
  • "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
  • "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"
  • "cows in India are running loose"
  • "The noose loosened"
  • "a loose tongue"
  • "a loose organization of the local farmers"
  • "a box of loose nails"
  • "loose gravel"
  • "loose clothing"
  • "the large shoes were very loose"
  • "a loose ball"
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