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- Dictionaryloose/luːs/
adjective
- 1. not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached: "a loose tooth" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a garment) not fitting tightly or closely: "she slipped into a loose T-shirt" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. loose play: "he was in powerful form in the loose"
verb
- 1. set free; release: "the hounds have been loosed" Similar Opposite
- 2. fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.): "he loosed off a shot at the vehicle" Similar
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The meaning of LOOSE is not rigidly fastened or securely attached. How to use loose in a sentence.
not tight; not fitting closely to the body or the thing that is covered: Wear comfortable, loose clothing to your exercise class. Loose can also mean not closely following something original, or not exact: The film is a loose adaptation of Conrad’s novel.
not close or compact in structure or arrangement; having spaces between the parts; open: a loose weave. having few restraining factors between associated constituents and allowing ample freedom for independent action: a loose federation of city-states. not cohering: loose sand. not strict, exact, or precise:
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.
Loose means "not fixed." We can use it for things that you physically attach, like doorknobs or buttons, or for ideas that aren't rigid. If someone has loose morals, they don't have a strong moral code. A floppy dancer has loose limbs, and a loose ball is one that no one's holding. It's also a verb.
Something that is loose is not attached to anything, or held or contained in anything. Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel. Frank emptied a handful of loose change on the table. A page came loose and floated onto the tiles. Synonyms: free, detached, insecure, unfettered More Synonyms of loose.
1 to free someone or something from whatever holds them/it in place She let her hair loose and it fell around her shoulders. Who's let the dog loose? 2 to give someone complete freedom to do what they want in a place or situation He was at last let loose in the kitchen.
[not usually before noun] free to move around without control; not tied up or shut in somewhere. The sheep had got out and were loose on the road. The horse had broken loose (= escaped) from its tether. The animals ran loose without collars or leashes. During the night, somebody had cut the boat loose from its moorings.
loose meaning, definition, what is loose: not firmly fastened in place: Learn more.
adjective. looser, loosest. Not confined or restrained; free; unbound. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Moving freely; not contained in a special holder, package, binding, etc. Loose salt, loose change in one's pocket. Webster's New World. Not firmly fastened down, on, or in.
