Definitions for loose
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. loose(adj)

   not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

   "loose gravel"

2. loose(adj)

   (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

   "a loose ball"

3. loose(adj)

   not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

   "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"

4. informal, loose(adj)

   not officially recognized or controlled

   "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"

5. free, loose, liberal(adj)

   not literal

   "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

6. lax, loose(adj)

   emptying easily or excessively

   "loose bowels"

7. unaffixed, loose(adj)

   not affixed

   "the stamp came loose"

8. loose, slack(adj)

   not tense or taut

   "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"

9. loose, open(adj)

   (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

   "an open texture"; "a loose weave"

10. idle, loose(adj)

    lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

    "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"

11. loose(adj)

    not carefully arranged in a package

    "a box of loose nails"

12. at large(p), escaped, loose, on the loose(p)(adj)

    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. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton(verb)

    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

    "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

14. free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose(verb)

    grant freedom to; free from confinement

15. unleash, let loose, loose(verb)

    turn loose or free from restraint

    "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"

16. loosen, loose(verb)

    make loose or looser

    "loosen the tension on a rope"

17. loosen, relax, loose(adverb)

    become loose or looser or less tight

    "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

18. loose, free(adverb)

    without restraint

    "cows in India are running loose"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Loose

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

   Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

2. Loose

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

   Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

3. Loose

   not tight or close; as, a loose garment

   Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

4. Loose

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

   Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

5. Loose

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

   Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

6. Loose

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

   Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

7. Loose

   unconnected; rambling

   Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

8. Loose

   lax; not costive; having lax bowels

   Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

9. Loose

   dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman

   Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

10. Loose

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

    Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

11. Loose(noun)

    freedom from restraint

    Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

12. Loose(noun)

    a letting go; discharge

    Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

13. Loose(adj)

    to untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve

    Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

14. Loose(adj)

    to release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit

    Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

15. Loose(adj)

    to relax; to loosen; to make less strict

    Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

16. Loose(adj)

    to solve; to interpret

    Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

17. Loose(verb)

    to set sail

    Etymology: [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. les false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. ls, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 127. See Lose, and cf. Leasing falsehood.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Loose

   Loose is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. It was released in North America on 20 June 2006 by Geffen Records. Timbaland and his protégé Danja produced the bulk of the album, which incorporates influences of dance, R&B and hip hop. The album explores the theme of female sexuality and has been described as introspective or even sad in parts. The album received criticism because of the sexual image Furtado adopted for the recording, as some critics felt it was a ploy to sell more records. Further controversy rose over accusations of plagiarism on Timbaland's part when recordings were leaked onto YouTube. The record was seen generally as critically and commercially successful. It reached high positions on charts across the world, and according to an August 2009 press release, it had sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album of 2006–07 and the twenty-second best-selling album of the 2000s. The album was heavily promoted, released in several editions and supported by the Get Loose Tour, which is the subject of the concert DVD Loose: The Concert. Eight singles were released from the album, including the US number-one singles "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right", which received Grammy Award nominations for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, respectively. Other standout singles include the UK number-one single "Maneater" and the successful song "All Good Things".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Loose

   lōōs, adj. slack, free: unbound: not confined: not compact: indefinite: vague: not strict: unrestrained: lax in principle: licentious: inattentive.—adj. Loose′-bod′ied, flowing.—n. Loose′-kir′tle, a wanton.—adv. Loose′ly.—ns. Loos′ener, a laxative; Loose′ness, the state of being loose: diarrhœa.—Loose box, a part of a stable where horses are kept untied.—Break loose, to escape from confinement; Give a loose to, to give free vent to; Let loose, to set at liberty. [A.S. leás, loose; from the same root as loose (v.t.) and lose, seen also in Goth. laus, Ger. los; more prob. due to Ice. lauss.]

2. Loose

   lōōs, v.t. to free from any fastening: to release: to relax: (Spens.) to solve.—v.i. (B.) to set sail.—v.t. Loos′en, to make loose: to relax anything tied or rigid: to make less dense; to open, as the bowels.—v.i. to become loose: to become less tight. [A.S. lósian; Ger. lösen, Goth. lausjan, to loose.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. loose

   Not close or compact. “With horse and chariots ranked in loose array.”

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'loose' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3754

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'loose' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3350

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'loose' in Adjectives Frequency: #490

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1. Oleos

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of loose in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of loose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of loose in a Sentence

1. Andy Warhol:

   I suppose I have a really loose interpretation of work, because I think that just being alive is so much work at something you don't always want to do. The machinery is always going. Even when you sleep.

2. Jens Weidmann:

   I share the concerns regarding monetary policy that is too loose for too long.

3. George Carlin:

   I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose... it'll be much harder to detect.

4. President Barack Obama:

   According to them everything was really good in 2008, when we were going through the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes, unemployment and uninsured rates were up, we were hopelessly addicted to foreign oil and (Osama) bin Laden was still on the loose. This apparently was the golden age that I messed up.

5. John Malcolm:

   The laws do not strike me as being so loose that they are being incapable of successful enforcement actions, and in fact people are prosecuted for being unlicensed firearms dealers, my guess is, if they devoted more resources to prosecute these laws, they could.

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