loose


Meanings

  • grant freedom to; free from confinement
  • turn loose or free from restraint;
    • "let loose mines"
  • make loose or looser;
    • "loosen the tension on a rope"
  • become loose or looser or less tight;
    • "The noose loosened"
  • not compact or dense in structure or arrangement;
    • "loose gravel"
  • (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player;
    • "a loose ball"
  • not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
    • "loose clothing"
    • "the large shoes were very loose"
  • not officially recognized or controlled;
    • "a loose organization of the local farmers"
  • not literal;
    • "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
  • emptying easily or excessively;
    • "loose bowels"
  • not affixed;
    • "the stamp came loose"
  • not tense or taut;
    • "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"
  • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps;
    • "a loose weave"
  • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;
    • "a loose tongue"
  • not carefully arranged in a package;
    • "a box of loose nails"
  • having escaped, especially from confinement;
    • "dogs loose on the streets"
    • "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
  • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;
    • "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
  • without restraint;
    • "cows in India are running loose"
  • LOOSE adj LOOSER, LOOSEST not firm, taut, or rigid LOOSELY adv
  • LOOSE v LOOSED, LOOSING, LOOSES to set free


Scrabble Score: 5

loose is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

loose is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

loose is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 6

loose is a valid Words With Friends word