loose

adjective

  1. 1

    not affixed

    the stamp came loose

  2. 2

    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

    her easy virtue

    he was told to avoid loose (or light) women

  3. 3

    not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

    loose gravel

  4. 4

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

    a loose ball

  5. 5

    emptying easily or excessively

    loose bowels

  6. 6

    not literal

    a loose interpretation of what she had been told

    a free translation of the poem

  7. 7

    having escaped, especially from confinement

    a convict still at large

    searching for two escaped prisoners

  8. 8

    not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

    loose clothing

    the large shoes were very loose

verb

  1. 1

    become loose or looser or less tight

    The noose loosened

    the rope relaxed

  2. 2

    make loose or looser

    loosen the tension on a rope

  3. 3

    turn loose or free from restraint

    let loose mines

    Loose terrible plagues upon humanity

  4. 4

    grant freedom to; free from confinement

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