loose
— Adjective
– English
～ not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
loose
— Adjective
– English
～ not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
loose
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
loose
— Adjective
– English
～ (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
loose-jowled
— Adjective
– English
～ having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
loose
— Adjective
– English
～ 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"
loose
— Adjective
– English
～ not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
loose
— Adjective
– English
～ (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
loose
— Adjective
– English
～ not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
loose
— Adverb
– English
～ without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
looseleaf
— Adjective
– English
～ being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged; "loose-leaf paper"; "a looseleaf notebook"
loosely knit
— Adjective
– English
～ having only distant social or legal ties; "a loosely knit group"
loosely
— Adverb
– English
～ in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"
loosely
— Adverb
– English
～ in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely"
loosely
— Adverb
– English
～ without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
loosely
— Adverb
– English
～ structurally open and not compact or close; "loosely knit"; "loosely woven cloth"; "loosely structured organization"
loosen
— Verb
– English
～ cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
loosen
— Verb
– English
～ make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
loosen
— Verb
– English
～ become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
loosen
— Verb
– English
～ disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"