wikipedia|dab=loose
English

Etymology
ON. lauss

Pronunciation
AHD|/loo�s/
IPA|/lu�s/
SAMPA|/lu:s/
audio|en-us-loose.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|looses|loosing|loosed

1. transitive To let loose, to free from restraints.
2. transitive To unfasten, to loosen.
3. transitive To make less tight, to loosen.
4. intransitive Of a grip or hold, to let go.

Usage notes
Do not confuse loose with lose.

Synonyms
loosen
release
unfasten

Antonyms
fasten
tighten

Translations
trans-top|to let loose
Finnish: t+|fi|vapauttaa
German: t+|de|lösen
Russian: о�вобожда��/о�вободи�� (osvoboždát�/osvobodít�), о�в�з�ва��/о�в�за�� (otvjázyvat�/otvjazát�)
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trans-top|to unfasten
Finnish: t+|fi|irrottaa
German: t+|de|lösen
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trans-top|to make less tight
Finnish: t-|fi|löysätä
Portuguese: t-|pt|afrouxar
Spanish: t+|es|aflojar
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trans-top|to let go
Finnish: päästää irti
German: t-|de|loslassen
Icelandic: missa, sleppa, fyrirgjöra (dated)
Spanish: t-|es|soltar
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Adjective
en-adj|loos|er

1. Not fixed in place tightly or firmly

#: This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel

1. Not held or packaged together

#: You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose

1. Not bound or tethered or leashed

#: The dog is loose again

1. Not fitting closely

#: I wear loose clothes when it is hot

1. Not compact

#: It is difficult walking on loose gravel

1. relaxed

#: She danced with a loose flowing movement

1. indiscreet

#: Loose talk costs lives

1. dated promiscuous

#: She is a loose woman

1. poker A player who plays many hands
2. poker A strategy which involves playing many hands

Derived terms
let loose
loosen

Translations
trans-top|not fixed tightly
Finnish: t+|fi|löysä, t-|fi|irti
German: t-|de|lose
Kurdish: KUchar|ش�
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Russian: t-|ru|неп�ив�занн�й|trneprivjázannyj|scCyrl, t-|ru|неп�ик�епл�нн�й|trneprikrepljónnyj|scCyrl
Portuguese: t+|pt|frouxo|m
Spanish: t-|es|flojo
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trans-top|not packaged
Finnish: irtonainen, irto-
German: t-|de|lose
trans-mid
Russian: t-|ru|не�пакованн�й|trneupakóvannyj|scCyrl
Portuguese: t-|pt|desembalado|m
Spanish: t+|es|suelto
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trans-top|not leashed
Finnish: t-|fi|irti
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��ر��ڵا
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Portuguese: t+|pt|solto|m
Russian: t-|ru|неп�ив�занн�й|trneprivázannyj|scCyrl, t-|ru|без поводка|trbez povodká|scCyrl
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trans-top|not fitting tightly
Finnish: t-|fi|väljä, t+|fi|avara
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ش�
Portuguese: t+|pt|frouxo|m, t+|pt|largo|m
Russian: t-|ru|п�о��о�н�й|trprostórnyj|scCyrl, t+|ru|�и�окий|trširókij|scCyrl
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trans-top|not compact
Finnish: irtonainen, irto-
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Portuguese: t+|pt|solto|m
Russian: t-|ru|���л�й|trrýxlyj|scCyrl, t-|ru|не���амбованн�й|trneutrambóvannyj|scCyrl
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trans-top|relaxed
Finnish: t+|fi|rento, t-|fi|sulava, t-|fi|irtonainen
trans-mid
Portuguese: t-|pt|relaxado
Spanish: t-|es|relajado
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trans-top|indiscreet
Finnish: t-|fi|löyhä, t-|fi|huolimaton
Portuguese: t+|pt|indiscreto
trans-mid
Russian: t-|ru|нео��о�ожн�й|trneostoróžnyj|scCyrl, t-|ru|не�де�жанн�й|trnesdéržannyj|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|indiscreto
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trans-top|promiscuous
Finnish: t-|fi|löyhätapainen, t-|fi|epäsiveellinen
Kurdish: KUchar|س��ک
trans-mid
Portuguese: t-|pt|promíscuo
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Translations to be checked
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trans-top|translations to be categorized
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�ض�اض IPAchar|(fa�fá�)
ttbc|Chinese: ���, ��� (s�ngchí de)
ttbc|Dutch: los#Dutch|los
ttbc|French: lâche
ttbc|German: lose#German|lose
ttbc|Hungarian: laza
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ttbc|Italian: sciolto#Italian|sciolto
ttbc|Japanese: ���� (yurunda)
ttbc|Korean: �거� (heolgeoun)
ttbc|Spanish: suelto
ttbc|Swedish: lös
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