loose

Adjective
  1. Not compact or dense in structure or arrangement (synset 300505233)
    "loose gravel"
    similar to:
  2. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player (synset 300603369)
    "a loose ball"
    referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    similar to: uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control
  3. Not tight;
    Not closely constrained or constricted or constricting (synset 301449640)
    "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
    also: lax - lacking in firmness or tension; not taut
    similar to:
  4. Not officially recognized or controlled (synset 301638070)
    "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
    similar to: unofficial - not having official authority or sanction
    same as: informal
  5. Not literal (synset 300919313)
    "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
    similar to: inexact - not exact
    same as: free, liberal
  6. Emptying easily or excessively (synset 300641863)
    "loose bowels"
    similar to: regular, unconstipated - not constipated
    same as: lax
  7. Not affixed (synset 300160646)
    "the stamp came loose"
    same as: unaffixed
  8. Not tense or taut (synset 302413057)
    "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"; "a slack grip"
    similar to: lax - lacking in firmness or tension; not taut
    same as: slack
  9. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps (synset 302239857)
    "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
    similar to: coarse, harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
    same as: open
  10. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility (synset 302005935)
    "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
    similar to: irresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences
    same as: idle
  11. Not carefully arranged in a package (synset 301743831)
    "a box of loose nails"
    similar to: unpackaged - not packaged or put into packets
  12. Having escaped, especially from confinement (synset 301065803)
    "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
    similar to: free - not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
    same as: at large, escaped, on the loose
  13. Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior (synset 300362917)
    "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
    similar to: unchaste - not chaste
    same as: easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
Adverb
  1. Without restraint (synset 400359817)
    "cows in India are running loose"
    same as: free
Verb
  1. Grant freedom to;
    Free from confinement (synset 202426474)
    subtypes:
    • unspell - release from a spell
    • unchain - make free
    • bail - release after a security has been paid
    • run - set animals loose to graze
    • bail out - free on bail
    • parole - release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
    same as: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen
  2. Turn loose or free from restraint (synset 201478166)
    "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
    is a type of: let go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip
    same as: let loose, unleash
  3. Make loose or looser (synset 200420328)
    "loosen the tension on a rope"
    causes: loose, loosen, relax - become loose or looser or less tight
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    same as: loosen
  4. Become loose or looser or less tight (synset 200420090)
    "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
    is a type of: weaken - become weaker
    same as: loosen, relax

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