loose

not tight or bound: loose clothing
Not to be confused with:lose – to experience loss: lose your keys; lose money

loose

L0248400 (lo͞os)adj. loos·er, loos·est 1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks.2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets.4. Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes.5. Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers.6. Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure: loose gravel.7. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle: loose talk.8. Not formal; relaxed: a loose atmosphere at the club.9. Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.10. Not literal or exact: a loose translation.11. Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels.adv. In a loose manner.tr.v. loosed, loos·ing, loos·es 1. To let loose; release: loosed the dogs.2. To make loose; undo: loosed his belt.3. To cast loose; detach: hikers loosing their packs at camp.4. To let fly; discharge: loosed an arrow.5. To release pressure or obligation from; absolve: loosed her from the responsibility.6. To make less strict; relax: a leader's strong authority that was loosed by easy times.Idiom: on the loose1. At large; free.2. Acting in an uninhibited fashion.

[Middle English louse, los, from Old Norse lauss; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

loose′ly adv.loose′ness n.Synonyms: loose, lax, slack¹
These adjectives mean not tautly bound, held, or fastened: loose reins; a lax rope; slack sails.Antonym: tight

loose

(luːs) adj1. free or released from confinement or restraint2. not close, compact, or tight in structure or arrangement3. not fitted or fitting closely: loose clothing is cooler. 4. not bundled, packaged, fastened, or put in a container: loose nails. 5. inexact; imprecise: a loose translation. 6. (Banking & Finance) (of funds, cash, etc) not allocated or locked away; readily available7. a. (esp of women) promiscuous or easyb. (of attitudes, ways of life, etc) immoral or dissolute8. lacking a sense of responsibility or propriety: loose talk. 9. (Medicine) a. (of the bowels) emptying easily, esp excessively; laxb. (of a cough) accompanied by phlegm, mucus, etc10. (Dyeing) (of a dye or dyed article) fading as a result of washing; not fast11. informal chiefly US and Canadian very relaxed; easyn12. (Rugby) the loose rugby the part of play when the forwards close round the ball in a ruck or loose scrum. See scrum13. on the loose a. free from confinement or restraintb. informal on a spreeadv14. a. in a loose manner; looselyb. (in combination): loose-fitting. 15. hang loose informal chiefly US to behave in a relaxed, easy fashionvb16. (tr) to set free or release, as from confinement, restraint, or obligation17. (tr) to unfasten or untie18. to make or become less strict, tight, firmly attached, compact, etc19. (when: intr, often foll by off) to let fly (a bullet, arrow, or other missile)[C13 (in the sense: not bound): from Old Norse lauss free; related to Old English lēas free from, -less] ˈloosely adv ˈlooseness n

loose

(lus)

adj. loos•er, loos•est,
adv., v. adj. 1. free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 2. not firmly fixed or attached: a loose tooth; a loose board in a floor. 3. free from confinement or restraint; unfettered: loose cats prowling around. 4. not bound together: loose papers; to wear one's hair loose. 5. not put up in a package or other container: loose mushrooms. 6. not fitting closely or tightly: a loose sweater. 7. not firm, taut, or rigid: loose skin; a loose rein. 8. relaxed or limber in nature: to run with a loose, open stride. 9. not close or compact in structure or arrangement: a loose weave. 10. imposing few restraints; allowing freedom for independent action: a loose federation of city-states. 11. not strict, exact, or precise: a loose translation. 12. available for disposal; not appropriated: loose funds. 13. lacking in reticence or power of restraint: a loose tongue. 14. (of the bowels) lax. 15. lacking moral restraint or integrity: loose character. 16. sexually promiscuous or immoral. 17. uncombined, as a chemical element. adv. 18. in a loose manner; loosely (often used in combination): loose-fitting. v.t. 19. to free from bonds or restraint. 20. to release, as from constraint, obligation, or penalty. 21. to set free from fastening or attachment: to loose a boat from its moorings. 22. to unfasten, undo, or untie, as a bond or knot. 23. to shoot; discharge; let fly: to loose missiles at the invaders. 24. to make less tight; slacken. v.i. 25. to let go a hold. 26. to hoist anchor; get under way. 27. to shoot or let fly an arrow, bullet, etc. (often fol. by off). Idioms: 1. break loose, to free oneself; escape. 2. cast loose, to unfasten; set adrift; free. 3. cut loose, a. to release or be released from domination. b. to behave wildly; carouse. 4. hang or stay loose,Informal. to remain relaxed and unperturbed. 5. let loose, a. to free or become free. b. to yield; give way. c. to speak or act with unrestricted freedom. 6. on the loose, a. free; unconfined. b. behaving in a free or unrestrained way. 7. turn or set loose, to free from confinement. [1175–1225; Middle English los, loos < Old Norse lauss loose, free, empty, c. Old English lēas; see -less] loose′ly, adv. loose′ness, n.

loose

lose">lose1. 'loose'

Loose /luːs/ is an adjective. It means 'not firmly fixed', or 'not tight'.

The handle is loose.Mary wore loose clothes.2. 'lose'

Lose /luːz/ is a verb. If you lose something, you no longer have it, or you cannot find it.

I don't want to lose my job.If you lose your credit card, let the company know immediately.

The other forms of lose are loses, losing, lost.

They were willing to risk losing their jobs.He had lost his passport.

loose

Past participle: loosed
Gerund: loosing

Imperative
loose
loose

Present
I loose
you loose
he/she/it looses
we loose
you loose
they loose

Preterite
I loosed
you loosed
he/she/it loosed
we loosed
you loosed
they loosed

Present Continuous
I am loosing
you are loosing
he/she/it is loosing
we are loosing
you are loosing
they are loosing

Present Perfect
I have loosed
you have loosed
he/she/it has loosed
we have loosed
you have loosed
they have loosed

Past Continuous
I was loosing
you were loosing
he/she/it was loosing
we were loosing
you were loosing
they were loosing

Past Perfect
I had loosed
you had loosed
he/she/it had loosed
we had loosed
you had loosed
they had loosed

Future
I will loose
you will loose
he/she/it will loose
we will loose
you will loose
they will loose

Future Perfect
I will have loosed
you will have loosed
he/she/it will have loosed
we will have loosed
you will have loosed
they will have loosed

Future Continuous
I will be loosing
you will be loosing
he/she/it will be loosing
we will be loosing
you will be loosing
they will be loosing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been loosing
you have been loosing
he/she/it has been loosing
we have been loosing
you have been loosing
they have been loosing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been loosing
you will have been loosing
he/she/it will have been loosing
we will have been loosing
you will have been loosing
they will have been loosing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been loosing
you had been loosing
he/she/it had been loosing
we had been loosing
you had been loosing
they had been loosing

Conditional
I would loose
you would loose
he/she/it would loose
we would loose
you would loose
they would loose

Past Conditional
I would have loosed
you would have loosed
he/she/it would have loosed
we would have loosed
you would have loosed
they would have loosed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	loose - grant freedom to; free from confinementfree, unloose, unloosen, liberate, releaseunspell - release from a spellunchain - make freebail - release after a security has been paidrun - set animals loose to grazebail out - free on bailparole - release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"
	2.	loose - turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"let loose, unleashlet go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
	3.	loose - make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"loosenalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"relax, unbend - make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"slacken, remit - make slack as by lessening tension or firmnessslack - release tension on; "slack the rope"unscrew - loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet plate"unscrew - loosen by turning; "unscrew the bottle cap"
	4.	loose - become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"relax, loosenweaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
Adj.	1.	loose - not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"compact - closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
	2.	loose - (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionuncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
	3.	loose - not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"tight - closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"
	4.	loose - not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"informalunofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"
	5.	loose - not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"liberal, freeinexact - not exact
	6.	loose - emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"laxunconstipated, regular - not constipated
	7.	loose - not affixed; "the stamp came loose"unaffixed
	8.	loose - not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"slacklax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"
	9.	loose - (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"opencoarse, harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
	10.	loose - lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"idleirresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"
	11.	loose - not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"unpackaged - not packaged or put into packets; "unpackaged nuts"
	12.	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"at large, escaped, on the loosefree - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
	13.	loose - casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"promiscuous, sluttish, wanton, easy, lightunchaste - not chaste; "unchaste conduct"
Adv.	1.	loose - without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"free

loose

adjective1. free, detached, insecure, unfettered, released, floating, wobbly, unsecured, unrestricted, untied, unattached, movable, unfastened, unbound, unconfined A page came loose and floated onto the tiles.2. untethered, free, roaming, at large, on the run, fugitive, unconfined He was chased by a loose dog.
untethered tied, secured, bound, curbed, restrained, fastened, tethered, fettered3. slack, easy, hanging, relaxed, loosened, not fitting, sloppy, baggy, slackened, loose-fitting, not tight Wear loose clothes as they're more comfortable.
slack tight4. (Old-fashioned) promiscuous, fast, abandoned, immoral, dissipated, lewd, wanton, profligate, disreputable, debauched, dissolute, libertine, licentious, unchaste casual sex and loose morals
promiscuous moral, disciplined, virtuous, chaste5. vague, random, inaccurate, disordered, rambling, diffuse, indefinite, disconnected, imprecise, ill-defined, indistinct, inexact We came to some sort of loose arrangement before he went home.
vague clear, accurate, exact, precise, concise6. careless, rash, lax, negligent, thoughtless, imprudent, heedless, unmindful part of a campaign aimed at educating employees on the perils of loose lipsverb1. free, release, ease, liberate, detach, unleash, let go, undo, loosen, disconnect, set free, slacken, untie, disengage, unfasten, unbind, unloose, unbridle He loosed his grip on the rifle.
free bind, capture, cage, imprison, fasten, tether, fetterat a loose end idle, with nothing to do They're most likely to get into trouble when they're at a loose end.on the loose free, roaming, at large, on the run, untied, at liberty, unrestrained, unchained, unconfined A man-eating lion is on the loose.

loose

adjective1. Not tautly bound, held, or fastened:lax, relaxed, slack.2. Able to move about at will without bounds or restraint:free, unconfined, unrestrained.Idioms: at large, at liberty, free as a bird, on the loose.3. Marked by an absence of conventional restraint in sexual behavior; sexually unrestrained:easy, fast, libertine, light, wanton, whorish.4. Lacking literal exactness:free, inexact.verb1. To set at liberty:discharge, emancipate, free, liberate, manumit, release.Slang: spring.Idiom: let loose.2. To free from ties or fasteners:disengage, loosen, slip, unbind, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unloose, unloosen, untie.3. To launch with great force:fire, hurtle, project, propel, shoot.Idiom: let fly.4. To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity:ease, let up, loosen, relax, slack, slacken, untighten.

Translations

宽松的散装的松散的没加束缚的

loose

(luːs) adjective1. not tight; not firmly stretched. a loose coat; This belt is loose.宽松的2. not firmly fixed. This button is loose.松散的3. not tied; free. The horses are loose in the field.没加束缚的4. not packed; not in a packet. loose biscuits.散装的ˈloosely adverb松散地ˈlooseness noun松散ˈloosen verb1. to make or become loose. She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.解开2. to relax (eg a hold). He loosened his grip.松开ˌloose-ˈleaf adjective (of a notebook etc) made so that pages can easily be added or removed. 活页的break loose to escape. The prisoner broke loose.逃脱let loose to free from control. The circus trainer has let the lions loose.放出

a loose (not lose) screw.

loose

→ 宽松的zhCN

The screw has come loose → 螺丝松了

loose

Related to loose: loose sentence

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Synonyms for loose

adj free

Synonyms

free
detached
insecure
unfettered
released
floating
wobbly
unsecured
unrestricted
untied
unattached
movable
unfastened
unbound
unconfined

adj untethered

Synonyms

untethered
free
roaming
at large
on the run
fugitive
unconfined

Antonyms

tied
secured
bound
curbed
restrained
fastened
tethered
fettered

adj slack

Synonyms

slack
easy
hanging
relaxed
loosened
not fitting
sloppy
baggy
slackened
loose-fitting
not tight

Antonyms

tight

adj promiscuous

Synonyms

promiscuous
fast
abandoned
immoral
dissipated
lewd
wanton
profligate
disreputable
debauched
dissolute
libertine
licentious
unchaste

Antonyms

moral
disciplined
virtuous
chaste

adj vague

Synonyms

vague
random
inaccurate
disordered
rambling
diffuse
indefinite
disconnected
imprecise
ill-defined
indistinct
inexact

Antonyms

clear
accurate
exact
precise
concise

adj careless

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careless
rash
lax
negligent
thoughtless
imprudent
heedless
unmindful

verb free

Synonyms

free
release
ease
liberate
detach
unleash
let go
undo
loosen
disconnect
set free
slacken
untie
disengage
unfasten
unbind
unloose
unbridle

Antonyms

bind
capture
cage
imprison
fasten
tether
fetter

phrase at a loose end

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idle
with nothing to do

phrase on the loose

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free
roaming
at large
on the run
untied
at liberty
unrestrained
unchained
unconfined

Synonyms for loose

adj not tautly bound, held, or fastened

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lax
relaxed
slack

adj able to move about at will without bounds or restraint

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free
unconfined
unrestrained

adj marked by an absence of conventional restraint in sexual behavior; sexually unrestrained

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easy
fast
libertine
light
wanton
whorish

adj lacking literal exactness

Synonyms

free
inexact

verb to set at liberty

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discharge
emancipate
free
liberate
manumit
release
spring

verb to free from ties or fasteners

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disengage
loosen
slip
unbind
unclasp
undo
unfasten
unloose
unloosen
untie

verb to launch with great force

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fire
hurtle
project
propel
shoot

verb to reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity

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ease
let up
loosen
relax
slack
slacken
untighten

Synonyms for loose

verb grant freedom to

Synonyms

free
unloose
unloosen
liberate
release

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unspell
unchain
bail
run
bail out
parole

verb turn loose or free from restraint

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let loose
unleash

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let go
let go of
release
relinquish

verb make loose or looser

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loosen

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alter
change
modify
relax
unbend
slacken
remit
slack
unscrew

verb become loose or looser or less tight

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relax
loosen

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weaken

adj not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

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compact

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

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athletics
sport
uncontrolled

adj not tight

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tight

adj not officially recognized or controlled

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informal

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unofficial

adj not literal

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liberal
free

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inexact

adj emptying easily or excessively

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unconstipated
regular

adj not affixed

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unaffixed

adj not tense or taut

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slack

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adj (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

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open

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coarse
harsh

adj lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

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idle

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irresponsible

adj not carefully arranged in a package

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unpackaged

adj having escaped, especially from confinement

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at large
escaped
on the loose

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free

adj casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

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promiscuous
sluttish
wanton
easy
light

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adj free

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adj untethered

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adj slack

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adj promiscuous

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adj vague

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adj careless

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verb free

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phrase at a loose end

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phrase on the loose

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adj not tautly bound, held, or fastened

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adj able to move about at will without bounds or restraint

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adj marked by an absence of conventional restraint in sexual behavior; sexually unrestrained

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adj lacking literal exactness

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verb to set at liberty

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verb to free from ties or fasteners

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verb to launch with great force

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verb to reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity

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verb grant freedom to

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verb turn loose or free from restraint

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verb make loose or looser

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verb become loose or looser or less tight

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adj not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

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

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adj not tight

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