[loos] 
adjective, loos⋅er, loos⋅est, adverb, verb loosed, loos⋅ing.| 1. | free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. |
| 2. | free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night. |
| 3. | uncombined, as a chemical element. |
| 4. | not bound together: to wear one's hair loose. |
| 5. | not put up in a package or other container: loose mushrooms. |
| 6. | available for disposal; unused; unappropriated: loose funds. |
| 7. | lacking in reticence or power of restraint: a loose tongue. |
| 8. | lax, as the bowels. |
| 9. | lacking moral restraint or integrity; notorious for his loose character. |
| 10. | sexually promiscuous or immoral; unchaste. |
| 11. | not firm, taut, or rigid: a loose tooth; a loose rein. |
| 12. | relaxed or limber in nature: He runs with a loose, open stride. |
| 13. | not fitting closely or tightly: a loose sweater. |
| 14. | not close or compact in structure or arrangement; having spaces between the parts; open: a loose weave. |
| 15. | having few restraining factors between associated constituents and allowing ample freedom for independent action: a loose federation of city-states. |
| 16. | not cohering: loose sand. |
| 17. | not strict, exact, or precise: a loose interpretation of the law. |
| 18. | Sports.
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| 19. | in a loose manner; loosely (usually used in combination): loose-flowing. |
| 20. | to let loose; free from bonds or restraint. |
| 21. | to release, as from constraint, obligation, or penalty. |
| 22. | Chiefly Nautical. to set free from fastening or attachment: to loose a boat from its moorings. |
| 23. | to unfasten, undo, or untie, as a bond, fetter, or knot. |
| 24. | to shoot; discharge; let fly: to loose missiles at the invaders. |
| 25. | to make less tight; slacken or relax. |
| 26. | to render less firmly fixed; lessen an attachment; loosen. |
| 27. | to let go a hold. |
| 28. | to hoist anchor; get under way. |
| 29. | to shoot or let fly an arrow, bullet, etc. (often fol. by off): to loose off at a flock of ducks. |
| 30. | Obsolete. to become loose; loosen. |
| 31. | break loose, to free oneself; escape: The convicts broke loose. |
| 32. | cast loose,
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| 33. | cut loose,
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| 34. | hang or stay loose, Slang. to remain relaxed and unperturbed. |
| 35. | let loose,
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| 36. | on the loose,
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| 37. | turn loose, to release or free, as from confinement: The teacher turned the children loose after the class. |
