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- [loos]
- /lus/
- /luːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loos]
- /lus/
Definitions of loose word
- adjective loose free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 1
- adjective loose free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night. 1
- adjective loose uncombined, as a chemical element. 1
- adjective loose not bound together: to wear one's hair loose. 1
- adjective loose not put up in a package or other container: loose mushrooms. 1
- adjective loose available for disposal; unused; unappropriated: loose funds. 1
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Origin of loose
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (adj.) Middle English los, loos < Old Norse lauss loose, free, empty; cognate with Old English lēas (see -less), Dutch, German los loose, free; (v.) Middle English leowsen, lousen, derivative of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Loose
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loose popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
loose usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for loose
adj loose
- relaxed — being free of or relieved from tension or anxiety: in a relaxed mood.
- sloppy — muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.
- lax — not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline.
- easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- baggy — If a piece of clothing is baggy, it hangs loosely on your body.
adjective loose
- escaped — Simple past tense and past participle of escape.
- irresponsible — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- unprofessional — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- floppy — tending to flop.
verb loose
- wink at — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
- slake — to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- unfixed — to render no longer fixed; unfasten; detach; loosen; free.
- segmented — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- let off steam — a blast of air or wind: to clean machinery with a blow.
adverb loose
- bulk — You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large.
- unpackaged — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- unanchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- unmoored — to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- on the loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
Antonyms for loose
adj loose
- rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- combined — A combined effort or attack is made by two or more groups of people at the same time.
- connected — If one thing is connected with another, there is a link or relationship between them.
- joined — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- united — made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front.
adjective loose
verb loose
- batten — A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.
- measure up — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- sit on — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- interface — a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- cabled — Simple past tense and past participle of cable.
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