What does loose mean?
Definitions for loose
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word loose.
Princeton's WordNet
looseadjective
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
"loose gravel"
looseadjective
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
"a loose ball"
looseadjective
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
"loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
informal, looseadjective
not officially recognized or controlled
"an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
free, loose, liberaladjective
not literal
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
lax, looseadjective
emptying easily or excessively
"loose bowels"
unaffixed, looseadjective
not affixed
"the stamp came loose"
loose, slackadjective
not tense or taut
"the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
loose, openadjective
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
"an open texture"; "a loose weave"
idle, looseadjective
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
"idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
looseadjective
not carefully arranged in a package
"a box of loose nails"
at large(p), escaped, loose, on the loose(p)adjective
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"
easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wantonverb
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, looseverb
grant freedom to; free from confinement
unleash, let loose, looseverb
turn loose or free from restraint
"let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
loosen, looseverb
make loose or looser
"loosen the tension on a rope"
loosen, relax, looseadverb
become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
loose, freeadverb
without restraint
"cows in India are running loose"
Webster Dictionary
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
Loosenoun
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.]
Loosenoun
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.]
Looseadjective
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.]
Looseadjective
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.]
Looseadjective
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.]
Looseadjective
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.]
Looseverb
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
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
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.]
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
loose
Not close or compact. “With horse and chariots ranked in loose array.”
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'loose' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3754
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'loose' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3350
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'loose' in Adjectives Frequency: #490
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of loose in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of loose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of loose in a Sentence
I’m excited to see him play, i know he’s got the ability to do a lot of things. But it’s going to be the first time out there for the whole game. I’m just pumped to see him play, but I don’t go into it expecting anything. You try to prepare a guy as good as you can from our standpoint. I know he’s done his part in preparing. Then when Sunday comes, that’s usually the spot where you get to have fun and just cut it loose and you live with the results.
They do not leave home without American Express. ... Blame the moral carelessness that parents pass off as the gift of freedom as they cut their children loose like colorful kites and wish them an exciting flight.
You shouldn't loose your self-esteem. I mean, you've got to appreciate and value the stuff you are made of i.e. do have confidence in your own worth or abilities. For, loss of the sense of self-esteem causes depression, hopelessness, illness, anxiety, anger, sadness and a host of other negative emotions. Thus, dare to have high self-esteem and never low self-esteem.
As a transgender man myself, I see a lot of show runners coming to me and asking about any transgender actors I know of, that's how it's been - a loose network of transgender people who have these databases of friends and acquaintances. Otherwise the casting system is just not set up to search for them.
Life is like driving on the road.... Most of those who are right , Loose patience and change lanes(paths) and are generally the ones to reach the destination quickly. However if they are not careful they may end up in disarray.
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- فضفاضArabic
- sypký, volný, uvolněnýCzech
- lösen, lockern, ausschweifend, loslassen, locker, lose, entspannt, zügellos, indiskretGerman
- soltar, libertino, indiscreto, liberar, golfo, promiscuo, relajado, suelto, flojo, desatar, desabrochar, aflojarSpanish
- گشاد, سست, لقPersian
- irrottaa, löysätä, rento, epäsiveellinen, irto, vapauttaa, avara, [[päästää]] [[irti]], ampua, löyhätapainen, löyhä, irtonainen, sulava, väljä, löysä, huolimaton, irtiFinnish
- lâche, défaireFrench
- scaoil, scaoilte, scaoilteach, scaoil amachIrish
- sgaoilteScottish Gaelic
- lazaHungarian
- missa, sleppa, fyrirgjöraIcelandic
- sciolto, disfare, sfusoItalian
- מְשׁוּחרָרHebrew
- ゆるむJapanese
- 헐거운Korean
- سووک, شلKurdish
- tūtangatanga, tarau makere, tangatangaMāori
- longgarMalay
- mul, loslaten, lossen, ontspannen, verlossen, ruim, losmaken, losDutch
- liberar, relaxado, libertar, largo, desembalado, afrouxar, soltar, indiscreto, solto, frouxo, promíscuo, desamarrar, atirarPortuguese
- dezlegaRomanian
- свободный, распутный, несдержанный, расслабленный, рыхлый, отвязывать, ослабить, ослаблять, развязывать, распущенный, неосторожный, расстёгивать, отпустить, неутрамбованный, неприкреплённый, освобождать, освободить, широкий, неупакованный, отвязать, развязанный, расстегнуть, непривязанный, развязать, отпускать, просторныйRussian
- lösSwedish
- గట్టిగా బిగించని, త్యజించు, అనుమతించు, గట్టిగా కట్టని, సరిపోని, నిదానింపజేయు, వదులు చేయు, వత్తిడి లేకుండా, కాల్చడం ఆరంభించుటTelugu
- вільнийUkrainian
- rộngVietnamese
- פרייַYiddish
- 疏鬆Chinese
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