loose
Not fixed in place tightly or firmlyNot fixed in place tightly or firmly.
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» This button is loose.
Dieser Knopf ist locker. — Esperantostern
Цей ґудзик відривається. — deniko
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By meaning 7
By meaning 4
Examples
294 sentencesThis button is loose.
Цей ґудзик відривається. — deniko
deDieser Knopf ist locker. — Esperantostern
I tried to get loose.
deIch versuchte, loszukommen. — frpzzd
The girl let the bird loose.
Дівчина відпустила пташку. — aandrusiak
ruДевочка выпустила птицу. — arseniiv
deDas Mädchen ließ den Vogel entkommen. — Sudajaengi
Meaning
13 sensesNot fixed in place tightly or firmly.
This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel.
lose, locker
непривя́занныйneprivjázannyj, неприкреплённыйneprikrepljónnyj, развя́занныйrazvjázannyj
вільнийvilʹnyj
Not held or packaged together.
You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.
lose
неупако́ванныйneupakóvannyj
Not compact.
It is difficult walking on loose gravel.
a cloth of loose texture
ры́хлыйrýxlyj, неутрамбо́ванныйneutrambóvannyj
More meanings 10
Relaxed.
She danced with a loose flowing movement.
entspannt
рассла́бленныйrassláblennyj
Indiscreet.
Loose talk costs lives.
indiskret, lose
неосторо́жныйneostoróžnyj, несде́ржанныйnesdéržannyj
Not under control.
The dog is loose again.
Not fitting closely.
I wear loose clothes when it is hot.
Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
a loose way of reasoning
(not comparable)Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
He caught an elbow going after a loose ball.
The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net.
Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).
(dated)Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
zügellos, ausschweifend, los
распу́щенныйraspúščennyj, распу́тныйraspútnyj
(dated)Not costive; having lax bowels, diarrheic.
- not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
- (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
- not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- not officially recognized or controlled
Origin
From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whFrom Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.
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Forms
looser, loosestSynonyms
20 synonymsAntonyms
16 antonymsWord family
61 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Confusing pairs of words — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
6 patterns- loose ends
- some loose ends
- loose fitting
- the dog loose
- dog loose
- some loose
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.