loose
1. grant freedom to;
free from confinement (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen
• Ant:
confine (for: free)
• Derivationally related forms:
release (for: release), liberation (for: liberate), liberty (for: liberate), liberator (for: liberate), free (for: free), freeing (for: free)
• Hyponyms:
unspell, unchain, bail, run, bail out, parole
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- They want to loose the prisoners
2. turn loose or free from restraint (Freq. 1)
- let loose mines
- Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
• Syn:
unleash, let loose
• Hypernyms:
let go of, let go, release, relinquish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. make loose or looser
- loosen the tension on a rope
• Syn:
loosen
• Ant:
stiffen (for: loosen)
• Derivationally related forms:
loosening (for: loosen)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
relax, unbend, slacken, remit, slack, unscrew
• Cause:
loosen, relax
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. become loose or looser or less tight
- The noose loosened
- the rope relaxed
• Syn:
loosen, relax
• Ant:
stiffen (for: loosen)
• Derivationally related forms:
relaxation (for: relax), loosening (for: loosen)
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
1. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement (Freq. 2)
- loose gravel
• Ant:
compact
• Similar to:
light, shifting, unfirm, silty, unconsolidated
• Derivationally related forms:
looseness
2. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player (Freq. 2)
- a loose ball
• Similar to:
uncontrolled
• Topics:
sport, athletics
3. not tight;
not closely constrained or constricted or constricting (Freq. 1)
- loose clothing
- the large shoes were very loose
• Ant:
tight
• Similar to:
baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy, flyaway
• See Also:
lax
• Derivationally related forms:
looseness
4. not literal (Freq. 1)
- a loose interpretation of what she had been told
- a free translation of the poem
• Syn:
free, liberal
• Similar to:
inexact
• Derivationally related forms:
looseness
5. not officially recognized or controlled (Freq. 1)
- an informal agreement
- a loose organization of the local farmers
• Syn:
informal
• Similar to:
unofficial
6. emptying easily or excessively (Freq. 1)
- loose bowels
• Syn:
lax
• Similar to:
unconstipated, regular
• Derivationally related forms:
looseness, laxness (for: lax)
7. not affixed
- the stamp came loose
• Syn:
unaffixed
• Ant:
affixed (for: unaffixed)
• Derivationally related forms:
looseness
8. not tense or taut
- the old man's skin hung loose and grey
- slack and wrinkled skin
- slack sails
- a slack rope
• Syn:
slack
• Similar to:
lax
• Derivationally related forms:
slack (for: slack), slackness (for: slack), looseness
9. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- an open texture
- a loose weave
• Syn:
open
• Similar to:
coarse, harsh
10. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
- idle talk
- a loose tongue
• Syn:
idle
• Similar to:
irresponsible
• Derivationally related forms:
looseness
11. not carefully arranged in a package
- a box of loose nails
• Similar to:
unpackaged
12. 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
• Similar to:
unchaste
• Derivationally related forms:
wanton (for: wanton), wantonness (for: wanton), sluttishness (for: sluttish), promiscuousness (for: promiscuous), promiscuity (for: promiscuous), looseness
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
• Syn:
at large, escaped, on the loose
• Similar to:
free
without restraint (Freq. 2)
- cows in India are running loose
• Syn:
free
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