| Sounds | luw's | |
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| Rhymes | abstruse ... Zeus: 40 rhymes with uws... | |
| Meaning | not compact or dense in structure or arrangement. | |
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| Example | "loose gravel" | |
| Narrower | light | (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency |
| shifting, unfirm | (of soil) unstable | |
| silty | Full of silt | |
| unconsolidated | Loose and unstratified | |
| Opposite | compact | Closely and firmly united or packed together |
| Spanish | flojo | |
| Nouns | looseness | the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints |
| Meaning | (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player. | |
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| Example | "a loose ball" | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | uncontrolled | not being under control |
| Spanish | libre | |
| Catalan | lliure | |
| Meaning | not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting. | |
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| Narrower | baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy | not fitting closely |
| flyaway | (of hair or clothing) worn loose | |
| See also | lax | Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience |
| Opposite | tight | Closely constrained or constricted or constricting |
| Spanish | flojo, holgado | |
| Nouns | looseness | the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints |
| Meaning | not officially recognized or controlled. | |
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| Example | "a loose organization of the local farmers" | |
| Synonym | informal | |
| Broader | unofficial | not having official authority or sanction |
| Spanish | informal | |
| Catalan | informal | |
| Meaning | not literal. | |
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| Example | "a loose interpretation of what she had been told" | |
| Synonyms | free, liberal | |
| Broader | inexact | not exact |
| Spanish | desatado, libre | |
| Catalan | deslligat, lliure, solt | |
| Nouns | looseness | a lack of strict accuracy |
| Meaning | Emptying easily or excessively. | |
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| Example | "loose bowels" | |
| Synonym | lax | |
| Broader | unconstipated, regular | not constipated |
| Nouns | looseness | frequent and watery bowel movements |
| Meaning | not affixed. | |
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| Example | "the stamp came loose" | |
| Synonym | unaffixed | |
| Opposite | affixed | firmly attached |
| Spanish | despegado | |
| Catalan | desenganxat | |
| Nouns | looseness | the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints |
| Meaning | not tense or taut. | |
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| Example | "the old man's skin hung loose and grey" | |
| Synonym | slack | |
| Broader | lax | Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience |
| Nouns | looseness | movement or space for movement |
| Adverbs | loosely | in a relaxed manner |
| Meaning | (of textures) full of small openings or gaps. | |
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| Example | "a loose weave" | |
| Synonym | open | |
| Broader | coarse, harsh | Of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles |
| Adverbs | loosely | knitted in a loose manner |
| Meaning | lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility. | |
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| Example | "a loose tongue" | |
| Synonym | idle | |
| Broader | irresponsible | showing lack of care for consequences |
| Spanish | insustancial | |
| Nouns | looseness | freedom from restraint |
| Meaning | not carefully arranged in a package. | |
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| Example | "a box of loose nails" | |
| Broader | unpackaged | not packaged or put into packets / packets |
| Meaning | Having escaped, especially from confinement. | |
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| Synonyms | at large, escaped, on the loose | |
| Broader | free | able to act at will |
| Spanish | suelto | |
| Meaning | casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior. | |
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| Example | "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women" | |
| Synonyms | easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton | |
| Broader | unchaste | not chaste |
| Spanish | lascivo, libertino, licencioso, lujurioso, promiscuo | |
| Catalan | lasciu, llibertí, llicenciós, luxuriós, promiscu | |
| Nouns | looseness | dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure |
| Meaning | Without restraint. | |
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| Example | "cows in India are running loose" | |
| Synonym | free | |
| Spanish | dejar suelto, libre, suelta | |
| Catalan | gratis | |
| Meaning | grant freedom to; free from confinement. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to loose the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen | |
| Narrower | bail | Release after a security has been paid |
| bail out | Free on bail | |
| parole | Release a criminal from detention and place him on parole | |
| run | Set animals loose to graze | |
| unchain | make free | |
| unspell | Release from a spell | |
| Opposite | confine, detain | deprive of freedom |
| Spanish | liberar, libertar, redimir, soltar | |
| Catalan | alliberar, deslliurar, redimir | |
| Meaning | Turn loose or free from restraint. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | unleash, let loose | |
| Broader | let go of, let go, release, relinquish | Release, as from one's grip |
| Spanish | desatar, liberar, soltar | |
| Meaning | make loose or looser. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "loosen the tension on a rope" | |
| Synonym | loosen | |
| Cause to | loosen, relax, loose | Become loose or looser or less tight / tight / tight / tight |
| Entailed by | pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy | To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
| Narrower | relax, unbend | make less taut |
| slack | Release tension on | |
| slacken, remit | make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | |
| unscrew | loosen something by unscrewing it | |
| unscrew | loosen by turning | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | stiffen | make stiff or stiffer |
| Spanish | aflojar, desapretar, desatar, relajar, soltar | |
| Catalan | afluixar, deixar anar, desfermar, deslligar, soltar | |
| Meaning | Become loose or looser or less tight / tight / tight / tight. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The noose loosened" | |
| Synonyms | loosen, relax | |
| Caused by | loosen, loose | make loose or looser |
| Broader | weaken | Become weaker |
| Opposite | stiffen | Become stiff or stiffer |
| Spanish | aflojarse, aflojar, relajarse | |
| Catalan | afluixar, deixar anar, deslligar, laxar, liberalitzar, relaxar-se, relaxar, soltar | |
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