Definition of Loose

Verb

become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"
"the rope relaxed"
make loose or looser
"loosen the tension on a rope"
turn loose or free from restraint
"let loose mines"
"Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
- let loose
grant freedom to
free from confinement

casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue"
"he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
"wanton behavior"
having escaped, especially from confinement
"a convict still at large"
"searching for two escaped prisoners"
"dogs loose on the streets"
"criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
- at large - on the loose
not carefully arranged in a package
"a box of loose nails"
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
"idle talk"
"a loose tongue"
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
"an open texture"
"a loose weave"
not tense or taut
"the old man's skin hung loose and grey"
"slack and wrinkled skin"
"slack sails"
"a slack rope"
not affixed
"the stamp came loose"
- unaffixed
emptying easily or excessively
"loose bowels"
not literal
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
"a free translation of the poem"
not officially recognized or controlled
"an informal agreement"
"a loose organization of the local farmers"
not tight
not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
"loose clothing"
"the large shoes were very loose"
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
"a loose ball"
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
"loose gravel"