loose

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. To let loose, to free from restraints
3. A surname
4. The release of an arrow.
5. In a loose manner.
6. To unfasten, to loosen
7. A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
   obsolete
8. losweg بِصورَةٍ رَخْوَه او فَضْفاضَه свободно à solta volně lose løst; frit χαλαρά, λάσκα, ελεύθερα, σκόρπια aproximadamente lõdvalt بطور شل و ول löysästi de manière lâche בְּאוֹפֶן חוֹפשִׁי ढीलापन, अतिसार nezapakirano lazán, nem szorosan secara longgar lauslega liberamente ゆるく 느슨하게 palaidai, laisvai vaļīgi; brīvi longgar los løst, slapt; ulenkelig luźno سسته او خلاص à solta liber; neglijent свободно voľne ohlapno labavo löst อย่างหลวม ๆ; ไม่เคร่งครัด bol, gevşek 寬鬆地，鬆散地 вільно; не туго غیر س...
9. To make less tight, to loosen
10. All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
11. losbandigheid عَدَم إحكام الرباط хлабавост frouxidão uvolněnost die Lockerheit løshed χαλαρότητα: ελευθεριότητα soltura, holgura lõtvus شلی löysyys relâchementרפיון ढीलापन, अतिसार labavost lazaság kelonggaran lausleiki, los scioltezza ゆるみ 느슨함 palaidumas vaļīgums kelonggaran losheidløshetrozluźnienie سستيا،شل توب frouxidão slăbire; lărgime слабость uvoľnenosť ohlapnost labavost löshet ความหลวม gevşeklik 寬鬆，鬆散 слабість; нещільність ڈھیلا پن sự lỏng lẻo 松散
12. Of a grip or hold, to let go
13. Freedom from restraint.
14. (of a notebook etc) made so that pages can easily be added or removed. losblad أوراق رَخْوَه с листа, които могат да се вадят de folhas soltas s volnými listy lose Blätter løsblads- με κινητά (άδετα) φύλλα de hojas sueltas köitmata دفتر کلاسوری irtolehtinen à feuilles mobiles עם דפים בודדים, דפדפת खुले पन्ने notes sa izmjenjivim listovima kivehető lapokból álló, gyűrűs (könyv) halaman lepas lausblaða- (a fogli staccabili) ルーズリーフの (노트 등이) 루스리프식의 neįrištas, su palaidais lapais (par bloknotu u.t...
    etc
15. To shoot (an arrow)
16. A letting go; discharge.
17. to escape. The prisoner broke loose. losbreek يَهْرُب избягвам escapar uprchnout ausbrechen bryde ud δραπετεύωescaparse lahti pääsema آزاد شدن murtautua vapaaksi échapper לִברוֹחַ pobjeći, osloboditi se megszökik melarikan diri hlaupast á brott scappare 逃亡する 탈출하다 ištrūkti (į laisvę) izlauzties brīvībā melarikan diri uitbrekenkomme seg unna wydostać się na wolność تښتيدل escapar a scăpa сбежать ujsť pobegniti pobeći rymma, bryta sig ut ur หลบหนี kaçmak, firar etmek 逃脫 визволяти(ся) فرار ہو جان...
18. to free from control. The circus trainer has let the lions loose. ontketen, afhaak يُحَرِّر، يَفُك пускам escapar ponechat volnost frei lassen løs αφήνω κπ. ή κτ. ελεύθερο soltar lahti päästma رها کردن؛ ول کردن päästää vapaaksi lâcher לְשַחרֵר osloboditi szabadjára enged melepaskan láta lausan, sleppa lausum sciogliere 放す 풀어놓다 paleisti, duoti laisvę atbrīvot; palaist brīvībā melepaskan vrijlatenslippe løswypuścić, puścić wolno پريښودل،خوشى كول escapar a da drumul освобождать, выпускать pustiť...
19. Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks.
20. Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.
21. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets.
22. Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes.

Equivalents

Examples

“In throwing a Dart, or Iavelin, wee force⟳ back our armes, to make⟳ our loose the stronger.”

“They give⟳ a loose to their feelings on proper occasions.”

“The defeat⟳ will leave⟳ manager Martin Johnson under pressure after his gamble of pairing Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood⟳ at 10 and 12 failed to ignite the England back line, while his forwards were repeatedly second best at the set-piece and in the loose.”

“Vent all its griefs, and give⟳ a loose to sorrow.”

“The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum; after which the former gave a loose to mirth, sang two or three amorous songs, and fell into every frantic disorder which unbridled joy is apt to inspire⟳ […]”

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