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Loose vs Lose

Verb

grant freedom to; free from confinement

turn loose or free from restraint

make loose or looser

Adjective

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

Adverb

without restraint

Verb

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

fail to win

suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

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