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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024loose /lus/USA pronunciation adj., loos•er, loos•est, adv., v., loosed, loos•ing. adj. - free or released from being fastened or attached:a loose rope; a loose tooth.
- free from confinement or restraint:The loose papers flew off his desk.
- not fitting closely or tightly:a loose sweater.
- relaxed or limber in nature:to run with a loose, open stride.
- not close or tight in structure or arrangement:a cloth with a loose weave.
- allowing freedom for independent action:a loose federation of city-states.
- not strict, exact, or precise:a loose interpretation of the law.
- unable to be held in check:a loose tongue.
- sexually immoral;
dissolute:loose living.
adv. - in a loose manner;
loosely (often used in combination):loose-fitting.
v. [~ + object] - to let loose;
set free:He loosed the animals from the house. - to unfasten:to loose a boat from its moorings.
- to shoot;
discharge;
let fly:to loose missiles at the invaders.
Idioms- Idioms break loose, [no object] to free oneself;
escape:The circus animals broke loose. - Idioms cast loose, [~ + object + loose] to unfasten;
set adrift;
free:He cast the boat loose. - Idioms cut loose, [no object] to behave wildly;
carouse:The team needed to cut loose after all that tension. - Idioms,, Slang Terms hang or stay loose, [no object][Informal.]to remain relaxed and calm.
- Idioms let loose:
- [~ + object + loose] to free:The children were let loose to run around.
- [no object] to yield;
give way:The guardrail let loose and the bus plunged down the canyon. - Idioms[no object] to speak or act with unrestricted freedom:to let loose with a few swearwords.
- Idioms on the loose, free;
unconfined:Several escaped convicts were on the loose. - Idioms turn or set loose, [~ + object + loose] to free from confinement:turned the prisoners loose one by one.
loose•ly, adv. loose•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024loose (lo̅o̅s),USA pronunciation adj., loos•er, loos•est, adv., v. loosed, loos•ing. adj. - free or released from fastening or attachment:a loose end.
- free from anything that binds or restrains;
unfettered:loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night. - Chemistryuncombined, as a chemical element.
- not bound together:to wear one's hair loose.
- not put up in a package or other container:loose mushrooms.
- available for disposal;
unused;
unappropriated:loose funds. - lacking in reticence or power of restraint:a loose tongue.
- lax, as the bowels.
- lacking moral restraint or integrity;
notorious for his loose character. - sexually promiscuous or immoral;
unchaste. - not firm, taut, or rigid:a loose tooth; a loose rein.
- relaxed or limber in nature:He runs with a loose, open stride.
- not fitting closely or tightly:a loose sweater.
- not close or compact in structure or arrangement;
having spaces between the parts;
open:a loose weave. - having few restraining factors between associated constituents and allowing ample freedom for independent action:a loose federation of city-states.
- not cohering:loose sand.
- not strict, exact, or precise:a loose interpretation of the law.
- Sport
- having the players on a team positioned at fairly wide intervals, as in a football formation.
- (of a ball, hockey puck, etc.) not in the possession of either team;
out of player control.
- hang or stay loose, [Slang.]to remain relaxed and unperturbed.
- Idioms on the loose:
- free;
unconfined, as, esp., an escaped convict or circus animal. - behaving in an unrestrained or dissolute way:a bachelor on the loose.
adv. - in a loose manner;
loosely (usually used in combination):loose-flowing. - Idioms break loose, to free oneself;
escape:The convicts broke loose. - Idioms cast loose:
- to loosen or unfasten, as a ship from a mooring.
- to send forth;
set adrift or free:He was cast loose at an early age to make his own way in the world.
- Idioms cut loose:
- to release from domination or control.
- to become free, independent, etc.
- to revel without restraint:After the rodeo they headed into town to cut loose.
- Idioms let loose:
- to free or become free.
- to yield;
give way:The guardrail let loose and we very nearly plunged over the edge.
- Idioms turn loose, to release or free, as from confinement:The teacher turned the children loose after the class.
v.t. - to let loose;
free from bonds or restraint. - to release, as from constraint, obligation, or penalty.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Chiefly Naut.]to set free from fastening or attachment:to loose a boat from its moorings.
- to unfasten, undo, or untie, as a bond, fetter, or knot.
- to shoot;
discharge;
let fly:to loose missiles at the invaders. - to make less tight;
slacken or relax. - to render less firmly fixed;
lessen an attachment;
loosen.
v.i. - to let go a hold.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto hoist anchor;
get under way. - to shoot or let fly an arrow, bullet, etc. (often fol. by off):to loose off at a flock of ducks.
- [Obs.]to become loose;
loosen.
- Old Norse lauss loose, free, empty; cognate with Old English lēas (see -less), Dutch, German los loose, free; (verb, verbal) Middle English leowsen, lousen, derivative of the adjective, adjectival
- (adjective, adjectival) Middle English los, loos 1175–1225
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unbound, untied, unrestricted, unconfined.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged libertine, dissolute, licentious.
- 17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vague, general, indefinite.
- 27.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loosen, unbind.
- 28.See corresponding entry in Unabridged liberate.
- 32.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ease.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bound.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged chaste.
- 32.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tighten.
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