looseness
松动,松散性,松散,松弛
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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
The program also had “many loose ends” — especially a lack of training — he says.
Though the company notes that if, say, a heavy book falls on top of the kart after it jostled it loose from a shelf, that could ultimately be an issue.
These scenarios posit the human microbiome, which we imagine as mostly confined to our gut, as actually existing in a loose network that extends beyond our bodies.
It’s a recipe in the loosest sense, made when my partner and I realize we have enough of the ingredients already in the house, but nothing else to make it better or more cohesive.
While looser than the lockdown imposed earlier this year, the new restrictions will still damage the recovery, particularly for sectors like restaurants and transportation, and will last for six months, alongside the new support measures for workers.
That gives Obama plenty of time to use the current looseness of the law to push forward the releases of many more prisoners.
Now we can see the wonderful looseness of his brushwork as well.
It was that mixture of precision and looseness that was so influential.
It fell with a looseness and 323 finality that told Masten of the end.
Security against injury by shock, whether due to the presence of water in the cylinder or to looseness of running parts.
The looseness of the vessels and the weakness of the retentive faculty, is known from a moist and loose habit of the body.
If it proceeds from the retentive faculty, and looseness of the vessels, it is to be corrected with gentle astringents.
His bowels have always been regular, and rather inclined to looseness, but never disordered.