LOOSE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • become loose or looser or less tight
   
   Synonym(s)
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • The noose loosened
   • the rope relaxed
   
   Hypernyms(s) loose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   
   Antonym(s)
   • stiffen (what does stiffen mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • relaxation (what does relaxation mean?)
   • loosening (what does loosening mean?)
   • slackening (what does slackening mean?)
   • relaxation (what does relaxation mean?)
   • loosening (what does loosening mean?)
   • slackening (what does slackening mean?)
   • loosening (what does loosening mean?)
   • laxation (what does laxation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make loose or looser
   
   Synonym(s)
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • loosen the tension on a rope
   
   Hypernyms(s) loose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   
   Antonym(s)
   • stiffen (what does stiffen mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • unbend (what does unbend mean?)
   • slacken (what does slacken mean?)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • unscrew (what does unscrew mean?)
   • unscrew (what does unscrew mean?)
   
   Cause(s)
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • relaxation (what does relaxation mean?)
   • loosening (what does loosening mean?)
   • slackening (what does slackening mean?)
   • loosening (what does loosening mean?)
   • laxation (what does laxation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • turn loose or free from restraint
   
   Synonym(s)
   • let loose (what does let loose mean?)
   • unleash (what does unleash mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • let loose mines
   • Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
   
   Hypernyms(s) loose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • let go of (what does let go of mean?)
   • let go (what does let go mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • relinquish (what does relinquish mean?)
4. Meaning
   • grant freedom to
   • free from confinement
   
   Synonym(s)
   • free (what does free mean?)
   • liberate (what does liberate mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • unloose (what does unloose mean?)
   • unloosen (what does unloosen mean?)
   
   Antonym(s)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   • detain (what does detain mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • unspell (what does unspell mean?)
   • unchain (what does unchain mean?)
   • bail (what does bail mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • bail out (what does bail out mean?)
   • parole (what does parole mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • liberation (what does liberation mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • freeing (what does freeing mean?)
   • liberation (what does liberation mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • freeing (what does freeing mean?)
   • liberty (what does liberty mean?)
   • liberator (what does liberator mean?)
   • free (what does free mean?)
   • free people (what does free people mean?)
   • liberation (what does liberation mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • freeing (what does freeing mean?)

LOOSE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not affixed
   
   Synonym(s)
   • unaffixed (what does unaffixed mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the stamp came loose
   
   Antonym(s)
   • affixed (what does affixed mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not bound or fastened or gathered together
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • loose pages
   • loose papers
   
   Similar To
   • unbound (what does unbound mean?)
3. Meaning
   • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
   
   Synonym(s)
   • easy (what does easy mean?)
   • light (what does light mean?)
   • promiscuous (what does promiscuous mean?)
   • sluttish (what does sluttish mean?)
   • wanton (what does wanton mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • her easy virtue
   • he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
   • wanton behavior
   
   Similar To
   • unchaste (what does unchaste mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • loose gravel
   
   Antonym(s)
   • compact (what does compact mean?)
   
   Similar To
   • friable (what does friable mean?)
   • light (what does light mean?)
   • sandy (what does sandy mean?)
   • shifting (what does shifting mean?)
   • unfirm (what does unfirm mean?)
   • silty (what does silty mean?)
   • unconsolidated (what does unconsolidated mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • a loose ball
   
   Similar To
   • uncontrolled (what does uncontrolled mean?)
6. Meaning
   • emptying easily or excessively
   
   Synonym(s)
   • lax (what does lax mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • loose bowels
   
   Similar To
   • unconstipated (what does unconstipated mean?)
   • regular (what does regular mean?)
7. Meaning
   • not literal
   
   Synonym(s)
   • free (what does free mean?)
   • liberal (what does liberal mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • a loose interpretation of what she had been told
   • a free translation of the poem
   
   Similar To
   • inexact (what does inexact mean?)
8. Meaning
   • having escaped, especially from confinement
   
   Synonym(s)
   • at large(p) (what does at large(p) mean?)
   • at liberty(p) (what does at liberty(p) mean?)
   • escaped (what does escaped mean?)
   • on the loose(p) (what does on the loose(p) mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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 (what does free mean?)
9. Meaning
   • not restrained or confined or attached
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • a pocket full of loose bills
   • knocked the ball loose
   • got loose from his attacker
   
   Similar To
   • free (what does free mean?)
10. Meaning
    • freely producing mucus
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • a loose phlegmy cough
    
    Similar To
    • phlegmy (what does phlegmy mean?)
11. Meaning
    • not tight
    • not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • loose clothing
    • the large shoes were very loose
    
    Antonym(s)
    • tight (what does tight mean?)
    
    Similar To
    • baggy (what does baggy mean?)
    • loose-fitting (what does loose-fitting mean?)
    • flyaway (what does flyaway mean?)
    
    See Also
    • lax (what does lax mean?)
12. Meaning
    • not officially recognized or controlled
    
    Synonym(s)
    • informal (what does informal mean?)
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • an informal agreement
    • a loose organization of the local farmers
    
    Similar To
    • unofficial (what does unofficial mean?)
13. Meaning
    • not carefully arranged in a package
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • a box of loose nails
    
    Similar To
    • unpackaged (what does unpackaged mean?)
14. Meaning
    • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
    
    Synonym(s)
    • idle (what does idle mean?)
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • idle talk
    • a loose tongue
    
    Similar To
    • irresponsible (what does irresponsible mean?)
15. Meaning
    • not fixed firmly or tightly
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • the bolts became loose over time
    • a loose chair leg
    • loose bricks
    
    Similar To
    • insecure (what does insecure mean?)
16. Meaning
    • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
    
    Synonym(s)
    • open (what does open mean?)
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • an open texture
    • a loose weave
    
    Similar To
    • coarse (what does coarse mean?)
17. Meaning
    • not tense or taut
    
    Synonym(s)
    • slack (what does slack mean?)
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • the old man’’s skin hung loose and gray
    • slack and wrinkled skin
    • slack sails
    • a slack rope
    
    Similar To
    • lax (what does lax mean?)

LOOSE as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • without restraint
   
   Synonym(s)
   • free (what does free mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • cows in India are running loose
   
   Pertainym(s)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)