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loose
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adjective
not affixed
“the stamp came loose”
adjective
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
“her easy virtue”
adjective
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
“loose gravel”
adjective
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
“a loose ball”
adjective
emptying easily or excessively
“loose bowels”
adjective
not literal
“a loose interpretation of what she had been told”
adjective
having escaped, especially from confinement
“a convict still at large”
adjective
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
“loose clothing”
adjective
not officially recognized or controlled
“an informal agreement”
adjective
not carefully arranged in a package
“a box of loose nails”
adjective
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
“idle talk”
adjective
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
“an open texture”
adjective
not tense or taut
“the old man's skin hung loose and grey”
adverb
without restraint
“cows in India are running loose”
verb
become loose or looser or less tight
“The noose loosened”
verb
make loose or looser
“loosen the tension on a rope”
verb
turn loose or free from restraint
“let loose mines”
verb
grant freedom to; free from confinement
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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
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