English dictionary
loose
adjectivePronunciation
luːs
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- not affixed
adjective
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
adjective
- not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
adjective
- (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
adjective
- emptying easily or excessively
adjective
- not literal
adjective
- having escaped, especially from confinement
adjective
- not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
adjective
- not officially recognized or controlled
adjective
- not carefully arranged in a package
adjective
- lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
adjective
- (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
adjective
- not tense or taut
adverb
- without restraint
verb
- become loose or looser or less tight
verb
- make loose or looser
verb
- turn loose or free from restraint
verb
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
Example sentences
the stamp came loose
her easy virtue
he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
wanton behavior
loose gravel
a loose ball
loose bowels
a loose interpretation of what she had been told
a free translation of the poem
a convict still at large
searching for two escaped prisoners
dogs loose on the streets
criminals on the loose in the neighborhood
loose clothing
the large shoes were very loose
an informal agreement
a loose organization of the local farmers
a box of loose nails
idle talk
a loose tongue
an open texture
a loose weave
the old man's skin hung loose and grey
slack and wrinkled skin
slack sails
a slack rope
a slack grip
cows in India are running loose
The noose loosened
the rope relaxed
loosen the tension on a rope
let loose mines
Loose terrible plagues upon humanity