LOOSEN vs LOOSE: NOUN
- N/A
- In Rugby foot-ball, that part of the play in which the ball travels freely from player to player, as distinguished from the scrimmage.
- In mining, the end of a shift. Also loosing-time. When the workmen leave, the pit is said to be ‘loosed out.’
- In archery: The act of releasing the bow-string and discharging the arrow.
- The mode of performing this act, which differs among different peoples.
- Freedom from restraint.
- A letting go; discharge.
- The privilege of turning out cattle on commons.
- The act of letting go or letting fly; discharge; shot.
- Freedom from restraint; license.
- A solution of a problem or explanation of a difficulty.
LOOSEN vs LOOSE: ADJECTIVE
- N/A
- Not literal
- Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- Having escaped, especially from confinement
- Not fastened, restrained, or contained.
- Not taut, fixed, or rigid.
- Freely producing mucus
- Emptying easily or excessively
- Not affixed
- Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
- Not officially recognized or controlled
- Not restrained or confined or attached
- (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
- Not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
- Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted.
- Not bound or fastened or gathered together
- Not tense or taut
- (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- Not fixed firmly or tightly
- Not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- Not carefully arranged in a package
- Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered.
- Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body.
- Not literal or exact.
- Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.
- Not formal; relaxed.
- Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together.
- Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure.
LOOSEN vs LOOSE: VERB
- Make less dense
- Become less severe or strict
- Make less severe or strict
- Cause to become loose
- Disentangle and raise the fibers of
- Become loose or looser or less tight
- Make something less tight; unfasten
- Make loose or looser
- Grant freedom to; free from confinement
- Turn loose or free from restraint
- Become loose or looser or less tight
- Make loose or looser
LOOSEN vs LOOSE: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness.
- To free (the bowels) from constipation.
- To become loose or looser.
- To make looser or less tight.
- To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.
- N/A
LOOSEN vs LOOSE: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact
- To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
- To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.
- To make loose; undo.
- To cast loose; detach.
- To let fly; discharge.
- To let loose; release.
- To release pressure or obligation from; absolve.
- To make less strict; relax.
LOOSEN vs LOOSE: ADVERB
- N/A
- Without restraint
- In a loose manner.
LOOSEN vs LOOSE: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To make loose; free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness: as, to loosen a knot; to loosen a joint; to loosen a rock in the earth.
- To render less dense or compact: as, to loosen the soil about the roots of a plant.
- To let loose; free from restraint or confinement.
- To become loose; become less tight, firm, or compact.
- Not fast or confined; not fastened; unattached; free from restraint or obligation; not bound to another or together; without bonds, ties, or attachments; at liberty: as, loose sheets of a book; loose tresses of hair; loose change in one's pocket; to break loose; to be set loose; to cut loose from bad habits.
- Not tight or close; without close union or adjustment; slightly or slackly joined: as, a loose knot; loose garments; a loose league or confederation.
- Not dense or compact; having interstices or intervals; open or expanded: as, cloth of loose texture; a loose order of battle.
- Not concise or condensed; wanting precision or connection of parts; diffuse; rambling: as, a loose style of writing; loose reasoning; a loose array of facts.
- Not exact in meaning; indefinite; vague; uncertain.
- Lax; relaxed; slack; wanting retentiveness or power of restraint: as, loose bowels; loose ties; a loose bond of union.
- Lax in character or quality; not strict or exact; careless; slovenly: as, a loose construction of the constitution; a loose mode of conducting business; loose morality.
- Lax in principle or conduct; free from moral restraint; wanton; dissolute; unchaste: as, a loose woman; loose behavior.
- Disengaged; free; independent: with from or of.
- Seemingly communicative; frank; open; candid.
- In archery, to release (the bowstring) after the bow is drawn, thus discharging the arrow.
- In chem., not combined with anything else: as, carbon dioxid loose in the blood. The word free is more commonly used in this sense.
- In geology, incoherent, as unconsolidated sands.
- In coal-mining, free at the ends or sides: applied to a working-place when the coal has been previously mined on both sides: as, loose at one end, loose at one side, etc.
- Free from confinement
- Grant freedom to
- To perform the act of loosening; make or set loose something; let go a hold, unmoor a ship, shoot an arrow, or the like.
- Synonyms To unfasten, let go, detach, disconnect, absolve, acquit.
- To solve; explain.
- To relax; loosen; make or let loose, partially or wholly: as, to loose sail; to loose one's hold or grasp.
- To disengage the hold of; undo; unfasten; untie.
- To make loose or free; release from that which restrains, confines, or hampers; set at liberty; disengage; discharge from constraint, obligation, or penalty.
- Not tight
- (idiom) (on the loose) Acting in an uninhibited fashion.
- (idiom) (on the loose) At large; free.
LOOSEN vs LOOSE: RELATED WORDS
- Unscrew, Remove, Relieve, Undo, Unfasten, Ease, Untie, Slacken, Soften, Lighten, Tighten, Tease apart, Tease, Loose, Relax
- Escaped, Relax, Unbound, Easy, Friable, Free, Baggy, Promiscuous, Open, Unleash, Lax, Phlegmy, Unloose, Slack, Loosen
LOOSEN vs LOOSE: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Defuse, Detach, Unscrew, Remove, Relieve, Undo, Unfasten, Ease, Untie, Slacken, Soften, Tighten, Tease, Loose, Relax
- Escaped, Relax, Unbound, Easy, Friable, Free, Baggy, Promiscuous, Open, Unleash, Lax, Phlegmy, Unloose, Slack, Loosen
LOOSEN vs LOOSE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- But we can loosen things up even further.
- But what happens when we loosen these chains?
- Australian states will loosen their restrictions this week.
- Allow the tape to loosen on its own.
- Helps loosen the hamstrings, adductors and hip flexors.
- Do easy stretches to loosen up your muscles.
- He also could help Iowa fans loosen up.
- Before you stitch loosen the upper thread tension.
- Do not rub or try to loosen the henna with your hands, let the water itself loosen.
- Loosen and remove cap screws securing sheaves to If applicable, loosen keyway set screws.
- Do not attempt to catch the loose round.
- The red winged blackbird nests in loose colonies.
- Actually, the authority to bind and loose given to the other apostles was not the same authority given to Peter to bind and loose.
- Reviewable plays involving potential dead balls and loose balls Loose ball by a potential passer ruled a fumble.
- Mouthwash is used to kill bacteria as well as wash away any loose debris knocked loose by brushing or flossing.
- Remove loose mortar and clean off dust, dirt and loose cement.
- Tie the loose ends or leave them loose, according to the rule of your pack.
- The Loose Ends of Litigation Justice Stevens also identified a loose end that Schiavone leaves dangling.
- Preparation: Remove fins, burrs, sharp edges, weld spatter, loose rust and loose scale.
- Most computer users work with loose documents or loose sheets.
LOOSEN vs LOOSE: QUESTIONS
- Should you loosen the balled up roots when planting plants?
- Which way do you turn the compressor wheel to loosen?
- Should Hong Kong loosen its requirements for supporting the elderly?
- When to loosen a tight ball on an eyebrow piercing?
- Which SC counties voted to loosen Sunday alcohol sales rules?
- How does remedial massage help to stretch and loosen muscles?
- How do you loosen a tension rod without breaking it?
- Should we loosen the requirements for sameness in science?
- What causes hamstring tightness and how to loosen it?
- Can acupuncture help loosen up knotted back muscles?
- Does Malaysia have a loose attitude toward punctuality?
- What is meant by transportation of loose materials?
- What happens if your esophageal sphincter is loose?
- What happens if the compression socks become loose?
- Why does hyperthyroidism cause loose stools and diarrhea?
- What are some loose event contingency plan examples?
- What causes loose stools after gallbladder surgery?
- What is loose grain leather or loose grain leather?
- Was ist der Unterschied zwischen loose und on the Loose?
- Why do people wear loose-loose pants in hot weather?