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loose

  • verb
  • lo͞os

To let loose, to free from restraints.

Other meanings

  1. To unfasten, to loosen.

  2. To make less tight, to loosen.

Synonyms

  • free
  • liberate
  • release

Related words

  • forlorn
  • lyo-
  • ly-
  • lysis

Example sentences

  • “There's a killer on the loose.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “There's a moose on the loose.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "lauss".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “loose” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.