loose

Etymology 1
From, , , from , from , whence also , ; from , , whence also , , via Ancient Greek.

Verb

 * 1)  To let loose, to free from restraints.
 * 2)  To unfasten, to loosen.
 * 3)  To make less tight, to loosen.
 * 4)  Of a grip or hold, to let go.
 * 5)  To shoot (an arrow).
 * 6)  To set sail.
 * 7)  To solve; to interpret.
 * 1)  To set sail.
 * 2)  To solve; to interpret.
 * 1)  To solve; to interpret.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Galician: ceibar,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: λύω
 * Irish: scaoil, scaoil amach
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: λύω
 * Irish: scaoil
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: desamarrar
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Telugu: నిదానింపజేయు


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: λύω
 * Irish: scaoil
 * Maori: tangatanga, tūtangatanga
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: వదులు చేయు


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: päästää irti
 * Galician:, ceibar
 * German:
 * Icelandic:, , fyrirgjöra
 * Irish: scaoil
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu:


 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Irish: scaoil
 * Portuguese:

Adjective

 * 1) Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
 * 2) Not held or packaged together.
 * 3) Not under control.
 * 4) Not fitting closely
 * 5) Not compact.
 * 6) Relaxed.
 * 7) Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
 * 8) Indiscreet.
 * 9)  Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
 * 10)  Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
 * 11)  Not costive; having lax bowels.
 * 12)  Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).
 * 13)  Having oversteer.
 * 14)  abnormally wide after multiple penetrations due to having had sexual intercourse multiple times.
 * 1) Relaxed.
 * 2) Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
 * 3) Indiscreet.
 * 4)  Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
 * 5)  Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
 * 6)  Not costive; having lax bowels.
 * 7)  Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).
 * 8)  Having oversteer.
 * 9)  abnormally wide after multiple penetrations due to having had sexual intercourse multiple times.
 * 1)  Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
 * 2)  Not costive; having lax bowels.
 * 3)  Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).
 * 4)  Having oversteer.
 * 5)  abnormally wide after multiple penetrations due to having had sexual intercourse multiple times.
 * 1)  Not costive; having lax bowels.
 * 2)  Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).
 * 3)  Having oversteer.
 * 4)  abnormally wide after multiple penetrations due to having had sexual intercourse multiple times.
 * 1)  Having oversteer.
 * 2)  abnormally wide after multiple penetrations due to having had sexual intercourse multiple times.
 * 1)  abnormally wide after multiple penetrations due to having had sexual intercourse multiple times.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:loose
 * ; see also Thesaurus:loose-fitting
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:carefree
 * ,, , ; see also Thesaurus:promiscuous
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:carefree
 * ,, , ; see also Thesaurus:promiscuous
 * ,, , ; see also Thesaurus:promiscuous

Antonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:tight
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:close-fitting
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:compact
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:close-fitting
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:compact

Translations

 * Arabic: فَضْفَاض
 * Armenian:, արձակված
 * Bikol Central:
 * Bulgarian:, незавързан
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 鬆
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: lõtv
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, mal fixé
 * Galician:, solto
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: χαλαρός
 * Hungarian:
 * Ingrian: höbliä, höblä, höbliäin
 * Irish: scaoilte, scaoilteach
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: شل
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Latin:
 * Malay:
 * Maori: tangatanga, tangatanga, tatere, kaupe, hāngengangenga, takō, tāwēwē
 * Marathi: सैल
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Occitan:
 * Ottoman Turkish: گوشك
 * Persian: ,
 * Plautdietsch: looss
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: непривя́занный,, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: sgaoilte
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: గట్టిగా బిగించని
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Bulgarian: неопакован
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: kimérve/súlyra kapható, lédig, ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: desembalado
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Azerbaijani: şalaq, gen
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Min Nan:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, , pas serré
 * Georgian:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: χαλαρός
 * Irish: scaoilte
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: شل
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Latin: laxus
 * Maori: tangatanga, ango, mahaki
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ,
 * Nynorsk: laus
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: sgaoilte
 * Telugu: గట్టిగా కట్టని
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: sypký
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: mal fixé,
 * Galician: solto
 * Irish: scaoilte
 * Italian: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, неутрамбо́ванный
 * Scottish Gaelic: sgaoilte
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: సరిపోని


 * Catalan: relaxat
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Telugu: వత్తిడి లేకుండా


 * Catalan: indiscret
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Irish: scaoilteach
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: löyhätapainen, epäsiveellinen
 * French: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: سووک
 * Maori: tarau makere
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, libertino, ,
 * Swedish: ,


 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Korean:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1)  The release of an arrow.
 * 2)  A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
 * 3)  All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
 * 4) Freedom from restraint.
 * 5) A letting go; discharge.
 * 1) Freedom from restraint.
 * 2) A letting go; discharge.
 * 1) A letting go; discharge.
 * 1) A letting go; discharge.
 * 1) A letting go; discharge.

Interjection

 * 1)  begin shooting; release your arrows

Translations

 * Telugu: కాల్చడం ఆరంభించుట

Verb

 * I'm going to loose this game.
 * I'm going to loose this game.

Etymology
Hypercorrectively from or from.

Noun

 * 1) Great pettiness, shabbiness