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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.
Translations: 
  • German: lí¶sen(de)
  • Spanish: aflojar(es)
adjective (loos, er)
  1. Not fixed in place tightly or firmly
This wheelbarrow has a wheel
  1. Not held or packaged together
You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper
  1. Not bound or tethered or leashed
The dog is again
  1. Not fitting closely
I wear clothes when it is hot
  1. Not compact
It is difficult walking on gravel
  1. relaxed
She danced with a flowing movement
  1. indiscreet
Loose talk costs lives
  1. (dated) promiscuous
She is a woman
  1. (poker) A player who plays many hands
  2. (poker) A strategy which involves playing many hands
Translations: 
  • German: lose(de)
  • Spanish: indiscreto(es)
Etymology: lauss


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