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not firmly or tightly in place
loose(adj)not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
"loose gravel"
loose(adj)(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
"a loose ball"
loose(adj)not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
"loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
informal, loose(adj)not officially recognized or controlled
"an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
free, loose, liberal(adj)not literal
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
lax, loose(adj)emptying easily or excessively
"loose bowels"
unaffixed, loose(adj)not affixed
"the stamp came loose"
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"
loose, open(adj)(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
"an open texture"; "a loose weave"
idle, loose(adj)lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
"idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
loose(adj)not carefully arranged in a package
"a box of loose nails"
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"
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"
free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose(verb)grant freedom to; free from confinement
unleash, let loose, loose(verb)turn loose or free from restraint
"let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
loosen, loose(verb)make loose or looser
"loosen the tension on a rope"
loosen, relax, loose(adverb)become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
loose, free(adverb)without restraint
"cows in India are running loose"
not tightly fastened, tied, or stretchedsecure your neckerchief with a loose knot
consisting of particles that do not stick togetherthe car wheels slipped on the loose gravel in the driveway
not bound by rigid standardswe tend to be loose with the dress code when we aren't hosting clients at the office
not bound, confined, or detained by forcethere was a brief panic when the lion got loose from its cage at the zoo
not precisely correcta loose guess about the size of the crowd at the outdoor concert
having or showing lowered moral character or standardsthe loose life that he led in the years before he settled down and found his path
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with forcethe archers loosed a great volley of arrows at the foot soldiers charging towards them
to find emotional release fordo not loose your pent-up frustrations on the next person who happens by
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)the ranchers loosed the horses from their stables and into the paddock
to set free (from a state of being held in check)the storm loosed its full fury when it hit the coastline at high tide
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