loose /lus/
1. grant freedom to; free from confinement
synset: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
2. turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
synset: unleash, let_loose, loose
3. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
4. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
1. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
synset: loose
2. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
synset: loose
3. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
synset: loose
4. not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
5. not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
6. emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
7. not affixed; "the stamp came loose"
8. not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"; "a slack grip"
9. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
10. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
11. not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
synset: loose
12. 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"
synset: at_large, escaped, loose, on_the_loose
13. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
synset: easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
1. without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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