Loose

/luːs/

The meaning and definition of Loose, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
    β€œThis wheelbarrow has a loose wheel.”
  2. Not held or packaged together.
    β€œ'You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.”
verb
  1. To let loose, to free from restraints.
  2. To make less tight, to loosen.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms indiscreet free untethered diffuse spaced out baggy
Antonyms discreet bound leashed tethered tied tied up

Origin

From Old Norse lauss.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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