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(adj) unaffixed
not affixed
the stamp came loose
(adj) easy, promiscuous, light, wanton, sluttish
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
her easy virtue; he was told to avoid loose (or light) women; wanton behavior
(adj) lax
emptying easily or excessively
loose bowels
not literal
a loose interpretation of what she had been told; a free translation of the poem
(adj) escaped, at large, on the loose
having escaped, especially from confinement
a convict still at large; searching for two escaped prisoners; dogs loose on the streets; criminals on the loose in the neighborhood
(adj) informal
not officially recognized or controlled
an informal agreement; a loose organization of the local farmers
(adj) idle
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
idle talk; a loose tongue
(adj) open
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
an open texture; a loose weave
(adj) slack
not tense or taut
the old man's skin hung loose and grey; slack and wrinkled skin; slack sails; a slack rope
(adv) free
without restraint
cows in India are running loose
become loose or looser or less tight
The noose loosened; the rope relaxed
(verb) loosen
make loose or looser
loosen the tension on a rope
turn loose or free from restraint
let loose mines; Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
(verb) release, liberate, free, unloose, unloosen
grant freedom to; free from confinement