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L0248400 (lo͞os)adj. loos·er, loos·est 1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks.2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets.4. Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes.5. Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers.6. Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure: loose gravel.7. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle: loose talk.8. Not formal; relaxed: a loose atmosphere at the club.9. Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.10. Not literal or exact: a loose translation.11. Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels.adv. In a loose manner.tr.v. loosed, loos·ing, loos·es 1. To let loose; release: loosed the dogs.2. To make loose; undo: loosed his belt.3. To cast loose; detach: hikers loosing their packs at camp.4. To let fly; discharge: loosed an arrow.5. To release pressure or obligation from; absolve: loosed her from the responsibility.6. To make less strict; relax: a leader's strong authority that was loosed by easy times.Idiom: on the loose1. At large; free.2. Acting in an uninhibited fashion.

[Middle English louse, los, from Old Norse lauss; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

loose′ly adv.loose′ness n.Synonyms: loose, lax, slack¹
These adjectives mean not tautly bound, held, or fastened: loose reins; a lax rope; slack sails.Antonym: tight

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	loosely - in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely"slackly
	2.	loosely - in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"
	3.	loosely - without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"broadly, broadly speaking, generally
	4.	loosely - knitted in a loose manner; "loosely knit"

Translations

松散地

loose

(luːs) adjective1. not tight; not firmly stretched. a loose coat; This belt is loose.宽松的2. not firmly fixed. This button is loose.松散的3. not tied; free. The horses are loose in the field.没加束缚的4. not packed; not in a packet. loose biscuits.散装的ˈloosely adverb松散地ˈlooseness noun松散ˈloosen verb1. to make or become loose. She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.解开2. to relax (eg a hold). He loosened his grip.松开ˌloose-ˈleaf adjective (of a notebook etc) made so that pages can easily be added or removed. 活页的break loose to escape. The prisoner broke loose.逃脱let loose to free from control. The circus trainer has let the lions loose.放出

a loose (not lose) screw.

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adv in a relaxed manner

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adv without regard to specific details or exceptions

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