looser
更加宽松,较松的,较宽松的,较宽松
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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
Really, I don't care about what people say: you can think I'm weird, strange and just a looser nerd but...I like it!
Even with the new, looser rules, 40 percent of donors are being rejected.
As time went on, his strokes began to evolve into looser, freer ones.
The results are stunning: looser and less perfect than the originals, I imagine, but all the more vivid because of it.
Picture Whitney Port in Toronto, with a smaller budget and a looser grasp on reality.
Field ice is a term usually applied to frozen sea water floating in much looser form than pack ice.
Pushing through the looser edge of pack for a couple of hours we saw the loom of the ice-tongue to the southward.
Fair progress was made through the ice, which became looser as we advanced to the south.
Her black hair was looser now than either of them had ever seen it before, and surrounded her brow like a forest.
In a looser sense, any town which has a considerable distributive trade is called an entrept.