loose
松散的,松散,松动,松脱
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Definitions
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loos·er, loos·est.
- : free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- : free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night.
- : uncombined, as a chemical element.
- : not bound together: to wear one's hair loose.
- : not put up in a package or other container: loose mushrooms.
- : available for disposal; unused; unappropriated: loose funds.
- : lacking in reticence or power of restraint: a loose tongue.
- : lax, as the bowels.
- : lacking moral restraint or integrity: notorious for his loose character.
- : sexually promiscuous or immoral; unchaste.
- : not firm, taut, or rigid: a loose tooth; a loose rein.
- : relaxed or limber in nature: He runs with a loose, open stride.
- : not fitting closely or tightly: a loose sweater.
- : not close or compact in structure or arrangement; having spaces between the parts; open: a loose weave.
- : having few restraining factors between associated constituents and allowing ample freedom for independent action: a loose federation of city-states.
- : not cohering: loose sand.
- : not strict, exact, or precise: a loose interpretation of the law.
- : Sports. having the players on a team positioned at fairly wide intervals, as in a football formation. not in the possession of either team; out of player control.
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- : in a loose manner; loosely: loose-flowing.
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loosed, loos·ing.
- : to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
- : to release, as from constraint, obligation, or penalty.
- : Chiefly Nautical. to set free from fastening or attachment: to loose a boat from its moorings.
- : to unfasten, undo, or untie, as a bond, fetter, or knot.
- : to shoot; discharge; let fly: to loose missiles at the invaders.
- : to make less tight; slacken or relax.
- : to render less firmly fixed; lessen an attachment; loosen.
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loosed, loos·ing.
- : to let go a hold.
- : to hoist anchor; get under way.
- : to shoot or let fly an arrow, bullet, etc.: to loose off at a flock of ducks.
- : Obsolete. to become loose; loosen.
Phrases
- loose cannon
- loose ends
- at loose ends
- break loose
- cast loose
- cut loose
- footloose and fancy-free
- hang loose
- have a screw loose
- on the loose
- play fast and loose
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
What’s more, Reich believed that a looser view of sex would free society from the psychological hang-ups preventing people from reaching their orgastic potential.
I gently lowered the trap into a bucket and pulled loose the wires that held it together.
Eventually officials decided it needed a lot more work than they thought it would and when they did that work, they let asbestos loose and now the building is a mess and it could cost city taxpayers a lot of money.
So in a laboratory greenhouse, the researchers let three species of dodders loose on plants with different flowering times, confirming that all the parasites shifted their flowering time to match their hosts.
We feel that the Federal Reserve policy is going to remain extremely loose.
As of Thursday night, the brothers remained on the loose, last seen in northern France.
Has L.A. figured out how to stop the epidemic it set loose on the world?
Biden is, of course, famous for being a bit loose in his public remarks.
He was pinned to the cement for his refusal to go along with an arrest for selling loose cigarettes.
The lads can enjoy a good pop shot, but should a woman come, all hell breaks loose.
Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
"I call you," the policeman said, and stripping the saddle and bridle from his sweaty horse, turned him loose to graze.
For good or ill, the torrent of rebellion was suffered to break loose, and it soon engulfed a continent.
He rode easily, with a loose rein, and he waved his disengaged hand the instant he caught sight of the white faces.