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Noun
Definition: The release of an arrow.
Verb
Definition: turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
Definition: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
Definition: To let loose, to free from restraints.
Definition: Misspelling of lose.
Adjective
Definition: not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
Definition: (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
Definition: not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
Definition: not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
Definition: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
Definition: not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"; "a slack grip"
Definition: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
Definition: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
Definition: not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
Definition: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
Definition: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
Definition: Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.