Loose — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched

"secure your neckerchief with a loose knot"

consisting of particles that do not stick together

"the car wheels slipped on the loose gravel in the driveway"

not bound by rigid standards

"we tend to be loose with the dress code when we aren't hosting clients at the office"

not bound, confined, or detained by force

"there was a brief panic when the lion got loose from its cage at the zoo"

not precisely correct

"a loose guess about the size of the crowd at the outdoor concert"

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

"the loose life that he led in the years before he settled down and found his path"

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force

"the archers loosed a great volley of arrows at the foot soldiers charging towards them"

to find emotional release for

"do not loose your pent-up frustrations on the next person who happens by"

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

"the ranchers loosed the horses from their stables and into the paddock"

to set free (from a state of being held in check)

"the storm loosed its full fury when it hit the coastline at high tide"