| loose |
superl. |
Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book., Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; — with from or of., Not tight or close; as, a loose garment., Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture., Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning., Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right., Unconnected; rambling., Lax; not costive; having lax bowels., Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman., Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle., Freedom from restraint., A letting go; discharge., To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve., To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit., To relax; to loosen; to make less strict., To solve; to interpret., To set sail. |