Difference between Loosen and Loose

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: NOUN

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

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.

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

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?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOOSEN AND LOOSE

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: NOUN

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: ADJECTIVE

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: VERB

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: TRANSITIVE VERB

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: ADVERB

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: OTHER WORD TYPES

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: RELATED WORDS

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: DESCRIBE WORDS

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

LOOSEN vs LOOSE: QUESTIONS