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

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

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  3. adjective
    having escaped, especially from confinement
    "dogs loose on the streets" "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
  4. adjective
    emptying easily or excessively
    "loose bowels"
  5. verb
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  6. verb
    turn loose or free from restraint
    "let loose mines"

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  7. adjective
    not affixed
    "the stamp came loose"

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

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  9. adjective
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
    "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
  10. adjective
    not tense or taut
    "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"

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

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

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

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

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

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  16. adjective
    not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
    "loose gravel"
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  17. adjective
    not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
    "loose clothing" "the large shoes were very loose"
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  18. adjective
    (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
    "a loose ball"

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