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Loose

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo let loose, to free from restraints.
2.VerbTo unfasten, to loosen.
3.VerbTo make less tight, to loosen.
4.VerbOf a grip or hold, to let go.
5.VerbTo shoot (an arrow).
6.VerbTo set sail.
7.VerbTo solve; to interpret.
8.AdjectiveNot fixed in place tightly or firmly.
"This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel."
9.AdjectiveNot held or packaged together.
"You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose."
10.AdjectiveNot under control.
"The dog is loose again."
11.AdjectiveNot fitting closely.
"I wear loose clothes when it is hot."
12.AdjectiveNot compact.
"It is difficult walking on loose gravel.; a cloth of loose texture"
13.AdjectiveRelaxed.
"She danced with a loose flowing movement."
14.AdjectiveNot precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
"a loose way of reasoning"
15.AdjectiveIndiscreet.
"Loose talk costs lives."
16.AdjectiveFree from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
17.AdjectiveNot being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
"He caught an elbow going after a loose ball.; The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net."
18.AdjectiveNot costive; having lax bowels.
19.AdjectiveMeasured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).
20.AdjectiveHaving oversteer.
21.NounThe release of an arrow.
22.NounA state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
23.NounAll play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
24.NounFreedom from restraint.
25.NounA letting go; discharge.
26.Interjectionbegin shooting; release your arrows
27.VerbObsolete form of lose.
28.VerbMisspelling of lose.
"I'm going to loose this game."
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