单词 | to come, get loose |
释义 | > as lemmasto come, get loose f. Of an inanimate thing: Not fastened or attached to that to which it belongs as a part or appendage, or with which it has previously been connected; detached. to come, get loose. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > [adjective] abjunct1610 detached1706 free1720 loosea1728 disengaged1794 floating1806 unattacheda1821 a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) ii. 39 [A fossil] found loose on the Side of a pretty high Hill near Stokesley. 1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 276 These bolts may be..withdrawn, either by means of a loose key or a stationary handle on the outside of the door. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxiii. 233 I remember once a sledge went so far under..that the boat floated loose. 1903 N.E.D. at Loose Mod. Some of the pages have come loose. It would be more convenient if the volume had a loose index. < as lemmas |
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