ALL meanings of cut loose
cut loose
C c - noun cut loose to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc 3
- noun cut loose to act or speak without self-control 3
- adjective cut loose free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 1
- adjective cut loose free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night. 1
- adjective cut loose uncombined, as a chemical element. 1
- adjective cut loose not bound together: to wear one's hair loose. 1
- adjective cut loose not put up in a package or other container: loose mushrooms. 1
- adjective cut loose available for disposal; unused; unappropriated: loose funds. 1
- adjective cut loose lacking in reticence or power of restraint: a loose tongue. 1
- adjective cut loose lax, as the bowels. 1
- adjective cut loose lacking moral restraint or integrity; notorious for his loose character. 1
- adjective cut loose sexually promiscuous or immoral; unchaste. 1
- adjective cut loose not firm, taut, or rigid: a loose tooth; a loose rein. 1
- adjective cut loose relaxed or limber in nature: He runs with a loose, open stride. 1
- adjective cut loose not fitting closely or tightly: a loose sweater. 1
- adjective cut loose not close or compact in structure or arrangement; having spaces between the parts; open: a loose weave. 1
- adjective cut loose having few restraining factors between associated constituents and allowing ample freedom for independent action: a loose federation of city-states. 1
- adjective cut loose not cohering: loose sand. 1
- adjective cut loose not strict, exact, or precise: a loose interpretation of the law. 1
- adjective cut loose Sports. 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. 1
- adverb cut loose in a loose manner; loosely (usually used in combination): loose-flowing. 1
- verb with object cut loose to let loose; free from bonds or restraint. 1
- verb with object cut loose to release, as from constraint, obligation, or penalty. 1
- verb with object cut loose Chiefly Nautical. to set free from fastening or attachment: to loose a boat from its moorings. 1
- verb with object cut loose to unfasten, undo, or untie, as a bond, fetter, or knot. 1
- verb with object cut loose to shoot; discharge; let fly: to loose missiles at the invaders. 1
- verb with object cut loose to make less tight; slacken or relax. 1
- verb with object cut loose to render less firmly fixed; lessen an attachment; loosen. 1
- verb without object cut loose to let go a hold. 1
- verb without object cut loose to hoist anchor; get under way. 1
- verb without object cut loose to shoot or let fly an arrow, bullet, etc. (often followed by off): to loose off at a flock of ducks. 1
- verb without object cut loose Obsolete. to become loose; loosen. 1
- idioms cut loose break loose, to free oneself; escape: The convicts broke loose. 1
- idioms cut loose 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. 1
- idioms cut loose 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. 1
- idioms cut loose hang / stay loose, Slang. to remain relaxed and unperturbed. 1
- idioms cut loose let loose, to free or become free. to yield; give way: The guardrail let loose and we very nearly plunged over the edge. 1
- idioms cut loose on the loose, free; unconfined, as, especially, an escaped convict or circus animal. behaving in an unrestrained or dissolute way: a bachelor on the loose. 1
- idioms cut loose turn loose, to release or free, as from confinement: The teacher turned the children loose after the class. 1
- intransitive verb+adjective cut loose become independent 1
- intransitive verb+adjective cut loose act wildly 1
- transitive verb+adjective cut loose fire from job 1
- verb cut loose (Idiomatic) VI To behave in an uncontrolled manner. 0