Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels.
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Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets.
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Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle: loose talk.
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Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.
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Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers.
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adverb
In a loose manner.
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In a loose manner .
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idiom
On the loose Acting in an uninhibited fashion.
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On the loose At large; free.
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verb-intransitive
To become loose.
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To discharge a missile; fire.
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verb-transitive
To cast loose; detach: hikers loosing their packs at camp.
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To let fly; discharge: loosed an arrow.
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To let loose; release: loosed the dogs.
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To make loose; undo: loosed his belt.
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To release pressure or obligation from; absolve: loosed her from the responsibility.
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