Loose
adjectiveAdjective
having escaped, especially from confinement
“dogs loose on the streets”
“criminals on the loose in the neighborhood”
Similar:Escaped(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
“a loose weave”
Similar:Openemptying easily or excessively
“loose bowels”
Similar:Laxnot literal
“a loose interpretation of what she had been told”
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
“he was told to avoid loose (or light) women”
not tense or taut
“the old man's skin hung loose and grey”
Similar:Slacklacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
“a loose tongue”
Similar:Idlenot officially recognized or controlled
“a loose organization of the local farmers”
Similar:Informalnot tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
“loose clothing”
“the large shoes were very loose”
See also:Laxnot affixed
“the stamp came loose”
Similar:Unaffixednot carefully arranged in a package
“a box of loose nails”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
“loose gravel”
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
“a loose ball”
Verb
make loose or looser
“loosen the tension on a rope”
Similar:LoosenType of:ModifyAlterChangeturn loose or free from restraint
“let loose mines”
become loose or looser or less tight
“The noose loosened”
Type of:Weakengrant freedom to; free from confinement
Adverb
without restraint
“cows in India are running loose”
Similar:Free
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA