Meaning of 'loose'

adverb

without restraint

Example: "cows in India are running loose"

Synonyms: free

adjective

not affixed

Example: "the stamp came loose"

Synonyms: unaffixed

adjective

casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

Synonyms: easy

adjective

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

Example: "loose gravel"

adjective

(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

Example: "a loose ball"

adjective

emptying easily or excessively

Example: "loose bowels"

Synonyms: lax

adjective

not literal

Example: "They gave us a loose interpretation of what they had been told."

Synonyms: free liberal

adjective

having escaped, especially from confinement

Synonyms: at large escaped on the loose

adjective

not tight

adjective

not officially recognized or controlled

Synonyms: informal

adjective

not carefully arranged in a package

Example: "a box of loose nails"

adjective

lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

Synonyms: idle

adjective

full of small openings or gaps

Example: "The sweater was made of a fabric with a very loose weave."

Synonyms: open

adjective

not tense or taut

Example: "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"

Synonyms: slack

verb

become loose or looser or less tight

Example: "The noose loosened"

Synonyms: relax loosen

verb

make loose or looser

Example: "loosen the tension on a rope"

Synonyms: loosen

verb

turn loose or free from restraint

Example: "let loose mines"

Synonyms: let loose unleash

verb

grant freedom to

Synonyms: release