| loose | |
| 1. v. To let loose, to free from restraints. | |
| 2. v. To unfasten, to loosen. | |
| 3. v. To make less tight, to loosen. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go. | |
| 5. v. (archery) to shoot (an arrow) | |
| 6. v. (obsolete) To set sail. | |
| 7. v. (obsolete) To solve; to interpret. | |
| 8. adj. Not fixed in place tightly or firmly. | |
| This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel. | |
| 9. adj. Not held or packaged together. | |
| You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose. | |
| 10. adj. Not under control. | |
| The dog is loose again. | |
| 11. adj. Not fitting closely | |
| I wear loose clothes when it is hot. | |
| 12. adj. Not compact. | |
| It is difficult walking on loose gravel. | |
| a cloth of loose texture | |
| 13. adj. Relaxed. | |
| She danced with a loose flowing movement. | |
| 14. adj. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate. | |
| a loose way of reasoning | |
| 15. adj. Indiscreet. | |
| Loose talk costs lives. | |
| 16. adj. (dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste. | |
| 17. adj. (not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game. | |
| He caught an elbow going after a loose ball. | |
| The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net. | |
| 18. adj. (dated) Not costive; having lax bowels. | |
| 19. n. (archery) The release of an arrow. | |
| 20. n. (obsolete) A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment. | |
| 21. n. (rugby) All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs). | |
| 22. n. Freedom from restraint. | |
| 23. n. A letting go; discharge. | |
| 24. interj. (archery) begin shooting; release your arrows | |
| 25. v. misspelling of lose | |
| I'm going to loose this game. | |
