Meaning

1 senses

  1. (slang)To be insane, irrational, or eccentric.

    eine Schraube locker haben, nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben

    ви́нтика в голове́ не хвата́етvíntika v golové ne xvatájet, не все до́маne vse dóma

Examples

32 sentences

  1. Tom has a loose tongue.

    Том базікало. — deniko

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  2. I have a loose tooth.

    У мене хитається зуб. — deniko

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  3. I have some loose ends to tie up.

    ruЯ должен подчистить кое-какие хвосты. — sharptoothed

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  4. We have a few loose ends to tie up.

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  5. I had to let loose a bit.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
to be insane, irrational, or eccentric:
Deutsch
to be insane, irrational, or eccentric:

Forms

has a screw loose, having a screw loose, had a screw loose, had a screw loose
Base formhave a screw loose · to have a screw loose
3rd person singularhas a screw loose
Present participlehaving a screw loose
Past simplehad a screw loose
Past participlehad a screw loose

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhave a screw loose
he, she, ithas a screw loose

Past simpleLesson

all personshad a screw loose

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave had a screw loose
he, she, ithas had a screw loose

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill have a screw loose

Word family

2 related words
Relatedscrew loosescrewy

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hauntinglyC2hautehaveA1havenB1havoc

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