loose
/lus/
noun
- Freedom from restraint; a state of being free or released.
- The children were turned loose in the playground.
- All hell broke loose when the news spread.
- The prisoners were let loose after the pardon.
verb
- To release or set free; to let go.
- The archer loosed the arrow at the target.
- He loosed the rope and the boat drifted away.
- She loosed a sigh of relief when the test was over.
- To make less tight; to loosen.
- He loosed his tie after the long meeting.
- She loosed the knot in the string with her fingers.
- The mechanic loosed the bolt with a wrench.
Synonyms
adjective
- Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; able to move or be moved easily.
- She wore a loose dress that was comfortable in the heat.
- The dog got loose from its collar and ran away.
- The screw on the chair is loose and needs tightening.
- Not strict, exact, or careful; free in expression or behavior.
- Her loose spending habits got her into debt.
- The translation was loose and didn't match the original words.
- He has a loose interpretation of the rules.
- Not compact or dense; having space between parts.
- She packed the box with loose items that rattled around.
- Loose snow made the road slippery.
- The soil in the garden is loose and easy to dig.