Source: http://www.lexipedia.com/english/loose
Timestamp: 2019-04-18 20:17:57+00:00

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v. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
v. turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
adv. without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
adj. not affixed; "the stamp came loose"
adj. with laces not tied; "teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers"
adj. not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers"
adj. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
adj. emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
adj. not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
adj. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
adj. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
adj. not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
adj. not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
adj. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
adj. not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
v. get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
v. undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"
v. untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"
v. become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened"
v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"
v. disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
v. free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
v. cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
v. reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
v. sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"
v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
v. change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
v. assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"
v. extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
adv. unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"
adj. being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged; "loose-leaf paper"; "a looseleaf notebook"
adj. an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"
adj. not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
adj. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"
adj. not demanding; requiring little if any patience or effort or skill; "the pay was adequate and the job undemanding"; "simple undemanding affection"; "an undemanding boss"
adj. not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"
adj. performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice"
adj. without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
adj. not having a fine texture; "coarse-grained wood"; "large-grained sand"
adj. made grainy or formed into granules; "granulated sugar"
adj. hanging limply; "a spaniel with floppy ears"
v. make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
v. become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
v. make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
v. confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
v. confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"
v. place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
adj. firmly attached; "the affixed labels"
adj. closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"

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