Loose (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem".
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Meaning 2
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".
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Meaning 3
Not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers".
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Meaning 4
Not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails".
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Meaning 5
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball".
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Meaning 6
Not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose".
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Meaning 7
Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior".
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Meaning 8
Not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel".
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Meaning 9
Not affixed; "the stamp came loose".
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Meaning 10
Emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels".
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Meaning 11
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave".
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Meaning 12
Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue".
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Meaning 13
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".
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