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ALL meanings of loose

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  • adjective loose Clothes that are loose are rather large and do not fit closely. 0
  • adjective loose If your hair is loose, it hangs freely round your shoulders and is not tied back. 0
  • adjective loose If something is loose in texture, there is space between the different particles or threads it consists of. 0
  • adjective loose A loose grouping, arrangement, or organization is flexible rather than strictly controlled or organized. 0
  • graded adjective loose Loose words or expressions are not exact but rather vague. 0
  • graded adjective loose If someone describes a woman or someone's behaviour as loose, they disapprove of that person because they think she or he has sexual relationships with too many people. 0
  • verb loose To loose a shot, arrow, or missile means to fire it. 0
  • verb loose Loose off means the same as loose. 0
  • verb loose If you loose something, you hold it less tightly or untie it slightly or completely. 0
  • adjective loose free or released from confinement or restraint 0
  • adjective loose not close, compact, or tight in structure or arrangement 0
  • adjective loose not fitted or fitting closely 0
  • adjective loose not bundled, packaged, fastened, or put in a container 0
  • adjective loose inexact; imprecise 0
  • adjective loose (of funds, cash, etc) not allocated or locked away; readily available 0
  • adjective loose (esp of women) promiscuous or easy 0
  • adjective loose (of attitudes, ways of life, etc) immoral or dissolute 0
  • adjective loose lacking a sense of responsibility or propriety 0
  • adjective loose (of the bowels) emptying easily, esp excessively; lax 0
  • adjective loose (of a cough) accompanied by phlegm, mucus, etc 0
  • adjective loose (of a dye or dyed article) fading as a result of washing; not fast 0
  • adjective loose very relaxed; easy 0
  • adverb loose in a loose manner; loosely 0
  • adverb loose (in combination) 0
  • verb loose to set free or release, as from confinement, restraint, or obligation 0
  • verb loose to unfasten or untie 0
  • verb loose to make or become less strict, tight, firmly attached, compact, etc 0
  • verb loose to let fly (a bullet, arrow, or other missile) 0
  • adjective loose not confined or restrained; free; unbound 0
  • adjective loose not put up in a special package, box, binding, etc. 0
  • adjective loose readily available; not put away under lock and key 0
  • adjective loose not firmly fastened down, on, or in 0
  • adjective loose not taut; slack 0
  • adjective loose not tight; giving enough room 0
  • adjective loose not compact or compactly constructed 0
  • adjective loose not restrained; irresponsible 0
  • adjective loose not precise or close; inexact 0
  • adjective loose sexually immoral or promiscuous 0
  • adjective loose not strained or hard 0
  • adjective loose moving freely or excessively 0
  • adjective loose relaxed; easy; unconstrained 0
  • adverb loose loosely; in a loose manner 0
  • verb transitive loose to make loose 0
  • verb transitive loose to set free; unbind 0
  • verb transitive loose to make less tight 0
  • verb transitive loose to make less compact 0
  • verb transitive loose to free from restraint; make less rigid; relax 0
  • verb transitive loose to free from an obligation or responsibility; absolve 0
  • verb transitive loose to let fly; release 0
  • intransitive verb loose to discharge a bullet, arrow, etc.; fire 0
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