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Definition of 'Loose'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) loose
free or released from fastening or attachment:
a loose end.

2.  loose
not firmly fixed or attached:
a loose tooth; a loose board in a floor.

3.  loose
free from confinement or restraint; unfettered:
loose cats prowling around.

4.  loose
not bound together:
loose papers; to wear one's hair loose.

5.  loose
not put up in a package or other container:
loose mushrooms.

6.  loose
not fitting closely or tightly:
a loose sweater.

7.  loose
not firm, taut, or rigid:
loose skin; a loose rein.

8.  loose
relaxed or limber in nature:
to run with a loose, open stride.

9.  loose
not close or compact in structure or arrangement:
a loose weave.

10.  loose
imposing few restraints; allowing freedom for independent action:
a loose federation of city-states.

11.  loose
not strict, exact, or precise:
a loose translation.

12.  loose
available for disposal; not appropriated:
loose funds.

13.  loose
lacking in reticence or power of restraint:
a loose tongue.

14.  loose
(of the bowels) lax.

15.  loose
lacking moral restraint or integrity:
loose character.

16.  loose
sexually promiscuous or immoral.

17.  loose
uncombined, as a chemical element.

18. (adv.) loose
in a loose manner; loosely (often used in combination):
loose-fitting.

19. (v.t.) loose
to free from bonds or restraint.

20.  loose
to release, as from constraint, obligation, or penalty.

21.  loose
to set free from fastening or attachment:
to loose a boat from its moorings.

22.  loose
to unfasten, undo, or untie, as a bond or knot.

23.  loose
to shoot; discharge; let fly:
to loose missiles at the invaders.

24.  loose
to make less tight; slacken.

25. (v.i.) loose
to let go a hold.

26.  loose
to hoist anchor; get under way.

27.  loose
to shoot or let fly an arrow, bullet, etc. (often fol. by off).

28.  loose
to unfasten; set adrift; free.

29.  loose
to release or be released from domination.

30.  loose
to behave wildly; carouse.

31.  loose
hang or stay loose,Informal. to remain relaxed and unperturbed.

32.  loose
to free or become free.

33.  loose
to yield; give way.

34.  loose
to speak or act with unrestricted freedom.

35.  loose
free; unconfined.

36.  loose
behaving in a free or unrestrained way.

37.  loose
turn or set loose, to free from confinement.

Etymology: (1175–1225; ME los, loos < ON lauss loose, free, empty, c. OE lēas; see -less)

Definition of 'Loose'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) loose
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
"loose gravel"

2. (adj) loose
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
"a loose ball"

3. (adj) loose
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
"loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"

4. (adj) informal, loose
not officially recognized or controlled
"an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"

5. (adj) free, loose, liberal
not literal
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

6. (adj) lax, loose
emptying easily or excessively
"loose bowels"

7. (adj) unaffixed, loose
not affixed
"the stamp came loose"

8. (adj) loose, slack
not tense or taut
"the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"

9. (adj) loose, open
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
"an open texture"; "a loose weave"

10. (adj) idle, loose
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
"idle talk"; "a loose tongue"

11. (adj) loose
not carefully arranged in a package
"a box of loose nails"

12. (adj) at large(p), escaped, loose, on the loose(p)
having escaped, especially from confinement
"a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"

13. (verb) easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

14. (verb) free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
grant freedom to; free from confinement

15. (verb) unleash, let loose, loose
turn loose or free from restraint
"let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"

16. (verb) loosen, loose
make loose or looser
"loosen the tension on a rope"

17. (adverb) loosen, relax, loose
become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

18. (adverb) loose, free
without restraint
"cows in India are running loose"

Definition of 'Loose'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) loose
not attached firmly
The rear wheel was loose.; He pulled until the handle came loose.; a loose screw

2.  loose
≠ tight
long loose pants

3.  loose
free, not captured or held
One of the horses got loose.; a prisoner who had broken loose from his guards

4.  loose
not organized, controlled, or exact
a loose union of the thirteen original American states; a loose translation

5. (noun) loose
on the loose
(of sb or sth dangerous) having escaped from captivity
a killer on the loose

Definition of 'Loose'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Loose
to untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve

2. (adj) Loose
to release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit

3. (adj) Loose
to relax; to loosen; to make less strict

4. (adj) Loose
to solve; to interpret

5. (noun) Loose
freedom from restraint

6. (noun) Loose
a letting go; discharge

7.  Loose
unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book

8.  Loose
free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; -- with from or of

9.  Loose
not tight or close; as, a loose garment

10.  Loose
not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture

11.  Loose
not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning

12.  Loose
not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right

13.  Loose
unconnected; rambling

14.  Loose
lax; not costive; having lax bowels

15.  Loose
dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman

16.  Loose
containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle

17. (verb) Loose
to set sail

Translation of 'Loose'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: not tight; not firmly stretched a loose coat; This belt is loose.
Afrikaans: los	Arabic: غَيْر مُحْكَم الرباط ، فَ	Bulgarian: свободен
Brazilian: solto	Czech: volný	German: lose
Danish: løs; løstsiddende	Greek: χαλαρός, φαρδύς	Spanish: flojo
Estonian: lõtv	Farsi: شل	Finnish: löysä
French: ample; lâche	Hebrew: חוֹפשִׁי	Hindi: ढीला
Croatian: labav	Hungarian: laza	Indonesian: longgar
Icelandic: laus, víður	Italian: largo	Japanese: ゆったりした
Korean: 느슨한	Lithuanian: palaidas, laisvas	Latvian: vaļīgs; nesavilkts; (par
Malay: longgar	Dutch: los	Norwegian: løstsittende, vid
Polish: luźny	Persian: ،سست،محكم بسته نشده شل	Pashto: ټينګ نه تړل شوى
Portuguese: solto	Romanian: larg, mare	Russian: свободный
Slovak: voľný	Slovenian: ohlapen	Serbian: labav
Swedish: lös, löst sittande	Thai: หลวม	Turkish: gevşek, bol
Taiwanese: 寬鬆的	Ukrainian: вільний	Urdu: ڈھیلا
Vietnamese: lỏng; chùng	Chinese: 宽松的
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