loose
v. free, let go, release; make loose; untie, unfasten; shoot (arrow, gun, etc.) adv. in a loose manner adj. free; released; untied; disconnected; slack; weak; not tight; unrestrained; wanton; careless; imprecise; not defined | ||||
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Loose Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Loose
(a.)
To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
(a.)
To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
(a.)
To solve; to interpret.
(a.)
To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
(n.)
A letting go; discharge.
(n.)
Freedom from restraint.
(superl.)
Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle.
(superl.)
Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.
(superl.)
Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; -- with from or of.
(superl.)
Lax; not costive; having lax bowels.
(superl.)
Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture.
(superl.)
Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning.
(superl.)
Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.
(superl.)
Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
(superl.)
Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.
(superl.)
Unconnected; rambling.
(v. i.)
To set sail.
(a.)
To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
(a.)
To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
(a.)
To solve; to interpret.
(a.)
To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
(n.)
A letting go; discharge.
(n.)
Freedom from restraint.
(superl.)
Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle.
(superl.)
Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.
(superl.)
Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; -- with from or of.
(superl.)
Lax; not costive; having lax bowels.
(superl.)
Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture.
(superl.)
Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning.
(superl.)
Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.
(superl.)
Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
(superl.)
Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.
(superl.)
Unconnected; rambling.
(v. i.)
To set sail.
| WordNet 2.0 |
loose
Verb
1. grant freedom to; free from confinement
(synonym) free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen
(hyponym) unspell
2. turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
(synonym) unleash, let loose
(hypernym) let go of, let go, release, relinquish
3. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
(synonym) loosen
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) relax, unbend
(cause) loosen, relax
4. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
(synonym) loosen, relax
(hypernym) weaken
Adjective
1. not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker"
(similar) free
2. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
(antonym) compact
(similar) friable, light, sandy
3. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
(similar) uncontrolled
(classification) sport, athletics
4. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
(antonym) tight
(similar) baggy, loose-fitting
(see-also) lax
5. not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
(synonym) informal
(similar) unofficial
6. not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
(synonym) free, liberal
(similar) inexact
7. emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
(synonym) lax
(similar) unconstipated, regular
8. not affixed; "the stamp came loose"
(synonym) unaffixed
9. not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
(synonym) slack
(similar) lax
10. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
(synonym) open
(similar) coarse
11. not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks"
(similar) insecure
12. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
(synonym) idle
(similar) irresponsible
13. not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
(similar) unpackaged
14. freely producing mucus; "a loose phlegmy cough"
(similar) phlegmy
15. 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"
(synonym) at large(p), at liberty(p), escaped, on the loose(p)
(similar) free
16. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
(synonym) easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
(similar) unchaste
17. not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers"
(similar) unbound
Adverb
1. without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
(synonym) free
Verb
1. grant freedom to; free from confinement
(synonym) free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen
(hyponym) unspell
2. turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
(synonym) unleash, let loose
(hypernym) let go of, let go, release, relinquish
3. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
(synonym) loosen
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) relax, unbend
(cause) loosen, relax
4. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
(synonym) loosen, relax
(hypernym) weaken
Adjective
1. not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker"
(similar) free
2. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
(antonym) compact
(similar) friable, light, sandy
3. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
(similar) uncontrolled
(classification) sport, athletics
4. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
(antonym) tight
(similar) baggy, loose-fitting
(see-also) lax
5. not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
(synonym) informal
(similar) unofficial
6. not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
(synonym) free, liberal
(similar) inexact
7. emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
(synonym) lax
(similar) unconstipated, regular
8. not affixed; "the stamp came loose"
(synonym) unaffixed
9. not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
(synonym) slack
(similar) lax
10. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
(synonym) open
(similar) coarse
11. not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks"
(similar) insecure
12. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
(synonym) idle
(similar) irresponsible
13. not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
(similar) unpackaged
14. freely producing mucus; "a loose phlegmy cough"
(similar) phlegmy
15. 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"
(synonym) at large(p), at liberty(p), escaped, on the loose(p)
(similar) free
16. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
(synonym) easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
(similar) unchaste
17. not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers"
(similar) unbound
Adverb
1. without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
(synonym) free
| The Phrase Finder |
Loose cannon
Meaning
Unpredictable.
Origin
Nautical origin: improperly secured cannons were likely to roll about on deck and damage the ship.
Meaning
Unpredictable.
Origin
Nautical origin: improperly secured cannons were likely to roll about on deck and damage the ship.
Loose lips sink ships
Meaning
Unguarded talk may give useful information to the enemy.
Origin
Allied slogan during World War 2.
Play fast and loose
Origin
From Shakespeare's King John.
KING PHILIP: Good reverend father, make my person yours,
And tell me how you would bestow yourself.
This royal hand and mine are newly knit,
And the conjunction of our inward souls
Married in league, coupled and linked together
With all religious strength of sacred vows;
The latest breath that gave the sound of words
Was deep-sworn faith, peace, amity, true love
Between our kingdoms and our royal selves,
And even before this truce, but new before,
No longer than we well could wash our hands
To clap this royal bargain up of peace,
Heaven knows, they were besmear'd and over-stain'd
With slaughter's pencil, where revenge did paint
The fearful difference of incensed kings:
And shall these hands, so lately purged of blood,
So newly join'd in love, so strong in both,
Unyoke this seizure and this kind regreet?
Play fast and loose with faith? so jest with heaven,
Make such unconstant children of ourselves,
As now again to snatch our palm from palm,
Unswear faith sworn, and on the marriage-bed
Of smiling peace to march a bloody host,
And make a riot on the gentle brow
Of true sincerity? O, holy sir,
My reverend father, let it not be so!
Out of your grace, devise, ordain, impose
Some gentle order; and then we shall be blest
To do your pleasure and continue friends.
| Australian Slang |
At a loose end
unoccupied; with nothing to do: "She asked him to dinner because he seemed to be at a loose end"
unoccupied; with nothing to do: "She asked him to dinner because he seemed to be at a loose end"
Cut loose
free oneself from restraint
Get lost
go away; desist: “Get lost, will you!”
Hang loose
relax; chill out
Have a few roos loose in the top paddock
be stupid
Have kangaroos loose in the top paddock
to become a little crazy
Kangaroos loose in the top paddock
intellectually inadequate
Loose as a cock in a sock
very loose
| Shakespeare Words |
loose
immoral
immoral
| hEnglish - advanced version |
loose
loose
\loose\ (?), a. [compar. looser (?); superl. loosest.] [oe. loos, lous, laus, icel. lauss; akin to od. loos, d. los, as. le?s false, deceitful, g. los, loose, dan. & sw. l?s, goth. laus, and e. lose. &?; see lose, and cf. leasing falsehood.]
1. unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book. her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat.
2. free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc.; -- with from or of. now i stand loose of my vow; but who knows cato's thoughts ?
3. not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
4. not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture. with horse and chariots ranked in loose array.
5. not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning. the comparison employed must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation. --whewel.
6. not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right. the loose morality which he had learned. w. scott.
7. unconnected; rambling. vario spends whole mornings in running over loose and unconnected pages. watts.
8. lax; not costive; having lax bowels.
9. dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman. loose ladies in delight.
10. containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle. -- dryden.
similar words(25)
loose end
loose-jowled
loose-leaf lettuce
loose smut
loose trousers
let loose
loose woman
loose or free
to break loose
loose pulley
to let loose
loose-fitting
fast and loose pulleys
loose sentence
loose-jointed
loose liver
break loose
at loose ends
loose off
fast and loose
loose cannon
a screw loose
loose bytes
to loose sails
to give a loose
loose
\loose\ (?), a. [compar. looser (?); superl. loosest.] [oe. loos, lous, laus, icel. lauss; akin to od. loos, d. los, as. le?s false, deceitful, g. los, loose, dan. & sw. l?s, goth. laus, and e. lose. &?; see lose, and cf. leasing falsehood.]
1. unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book. her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat.
2. free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc.; -- with from or of. now i stand loose of my vow; but who knows cato's thoughts ?
3. not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
4. not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture. with horse and chariots ranked in loose array.
5. not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning. the comparison employed must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation. --whewel.
6. not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right. the loose morality which he had learned. w. scott.
7. unconnected; rambling. vario spends whole mornings in running over loose and unconnected pages. watts.
8. lax; not costive; having lax bowels.
9. dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman. loose ladies in delight.
10. containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle. -- dryden.
similar words(25)
loose end
loose-jowled
loose-leaf lettuce
loose smut
loose trousers
let loose
loose woman
loose or free
to break loose
loose pulley
to let loose
loose-fitting
fast and loose pulleys
loose sentence
loose-jointed
loose liver
break loose
at loose ends
loose off
fast and loose
loose cannon
a screw loose
loose bytes
to loose sails
to give a loose
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
loose
scaoilte
scaoilte
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Dyollwng
Dyollwng = v. to let loose
Dyollwng = v. to let loose
Hug
Hug = n. a loose coat or gown
Hugan
Hugan = n. a loose coat
Llac
Llac = n. slack; quicksand, a. loose, lax, slack
Llaes
Llaes = a. loose, lax, trailing low
Llaesbais
Llaesbais = n. loose trailing coat
Rhoth
Rhoth = a. loose; hollow
Yslac
Yslac = a. distinct, loose, slack
Loose Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| 2K Group Shipping, Trade, Insurance Dictionary |
Loose
Without packing.
Without packing.
| Shipping Glossary |
Loose
Without packing.
Without packing.
Loose Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| UK Post Codes and Counties |
Loose
County: Kent
Post Code: ME15
County: Kent
Post Code: ME15
Loose Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Automotive Terms |
| Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004 |
loose
—Soil which is not cohesive;
—Soil which is not cohesive;
Loose Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
Loose
Without packing.
Without packing.
Loose Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
loose
laxus
laxus
putrid loose
puter
Loose Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Loose
thal
thal
| gambling |
Loose
(slots): A slot machine that pays off liberally and gives the house only a small advantage of the player.
(slots): A slot machine that pays off liberally and gives the house only a small advantage of the player.
| English - Klingon |
be loose
v. QeyHa'
v. QeyHa'
Loose Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Loose
Loose may refer to:
- in music
- Loose (album), a 2006 album by Nelly Furtado
- Loose (B'z album), a 1995 album by B'z
- "Loose" (song), a 1996 Therapy? single
- places
- Loose, Germany
- Loose, Kent, a parish and village in southeast England
- other
- Loose material, such as sand, gravel, or dirt, for construction
- A common misspelling of the word lose
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