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loose

loose - verb

grant freedom to; free from confinement
turn loose or free from restraint
make loose or looser
become loose or looser or less tight

loose - adjective

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
not literal
emptying easily or excessively
not affixed
not tense or taut
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
not carefully arranged in a package
having escaped, especially from confinement

loose - adverb

without restraint

loose - thesaurus

escaped free idle informal lax liberal liberate loosen open relax release slack unaffixed unleash unloose unloosen

View spelling list Long /oo/ spelled oo and learn about the word loose in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 13. Spelling choices for /oo/ sound: oo, ou.

Scrabble score for loose

Scrabble score = 5

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