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loose
adjective (looser , loosest )
1 not or no longer tied up or attached to something else; free.
2 said of clothes, etc: not tight or close-fitting.
3 a not held together; not fastened or firmly fixed in place a loose tooth ;
b not packaged Get the loose oranges rather than the prepacked ones .
4 not tightly packed or compact loose soil .
5 vague or inexact a loose translation .
6 promiscuous; immoral.
7 indiscreet loose talk .
8 sport said of a ball, etc: in play but not under a player's control.
9 hanging; droopy; baggy.
10 said of the bowels: moving frequently and producing softer faeces than is usual.
11 said of a cough: producing phlegm easily.
adverb in an unrestrained way The dog can run loose in the park .
noun (the loose) rugby any time in a game when there is not a scrum or line-out.
verb (loosed , loosing )
1 to release or set free.
2 to unfasten or untie.
3 to make less tight, compact or dense.
4 to relax loose one's hold .
5 to discharge (a gun, bullet, arrow, etc).
[14c: from Norse lauss ]
loosely see separate entry.
looseness noun .
hang loose see under hang.
on the loose free from confinement or control.
adjective (looser , loosest )
1 not or no longer tied up or attached to something else; free.
2 said of clothes, etc: not tight or close-fitting.
3 a not held together; not fastened or firmly fixed in place a loose tooth ;
b not packaged Get the loose oranges rather than the prepacked ones .
4 not tightly packed or compact loose soil .
5 vague or inexact a loose translation .
6 promiscuous; immoral.
7 indiscreet loose talk .
8 sport said of a ball, etc: in play but not under a player's control.
9 hanging; droopy; baggy.
10 said of the bowels: moving frequently and producing softer faeces than is usual.
11 said of a cough: producing phlegm easily.
adverb in an unrestrained way The dog can run loose in the park .
noun (the loose) rugby any time in a game when there is not a scrum or line-out.
verb (loosed , loosing )
1 to release or set free.
2 to unfasten or untie.
3 to make less tight, compact or dense.
4 to relax loose one's hold .
5 to discharge (a gun, bullet, arrow, etc).
[14c: from Norse lauss ]
loosely see separate entry.
looseness noun .
hang loose see under hang.
on the loose free from confinement or control.
loose A word often confused with this one is lose. |
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