adjective
I have a loose tooth. The vacuum cleaner will pick up any loose bits
In Pamplona, they allow loose bulls to run through the streets to the arena
That skirt is loose on you since you lost weight
On the desk was a loose pile of papers
He gave a loose description of his assailant. A loose translation does not convey the flavour of the original
Discipline has been quite loose around here lately
She was quickly gaining a reputation for being a loose woman
adverb
The boy broke loose from my grasp and ran to greet his mother
Hang loose and everything will be all right
They let him loose after questioning. She let loose a stream of invective like a fishwife
verb
Ten thousand balloons were loosed in the celebration
Loose these ropes, please
We loosed a devastating barrage at the enemy
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