not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; loose gravel'
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; loose clothing; the large shoes were very loose'
not affixed; the stamp came loose
[ Syn: unaffixed ]
loose (adj.)
without restraint; cows in India are running loose
[ Syn: free , free , free , free , free , free , free , free ]
loose (adv.)
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle talk; a loose tongue
[ Syn: idle ]
not carefully arranged in a package; a box of loose nails'
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
[ Syn: at large , escaped , on the loose ]
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; her easy virtue; he was told to avoid loose (or light) women; wanton behavior
[ Syn: easy , light , promiscuous , sluttish , wanton ]
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; a loose ball'
not officially recognized or controlled; an informal agreement; a loose organization of the local farmers
[ Syn: informal ]
not literal; a loose interpretation of what she had been told; a free translation of the poem
emptying easily or excessively; loose bowels
[ Syn: lax ]
not tense or taut; the old mans skin hung loose and grey; slack and wrinkled skin; slack sails; a slack rope
[ Syn: slack ]
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps; an open texture; a loose weave
[ Syn: open ]
loose (adj.)
grant freedom to; free from confinement
turn loose or free from restraint; let loose mines; Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
make loose or looser; loosen the tension on a rope
[ Syn: loosen ]
become loose or looser or less tight; The noose loosened; the rope relaxed