Definition of loose

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Loose (superl.) Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.

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Loosely :: Loosely (adv.) In a loose manner.
Incompacted :: Incompacted (a.) Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete.
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out..
Unlash :: Unlash (v. t.) To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down..
Unhasp :: Unhasp (v. t.) To unloose the hasp of; to unclose.
Scarf :: Scarf (n.) An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth..
Light-headed :: Light-headed (a.) Thoughtless; heedless; volatile; unsteady; fickle; loose.
Untangle :: Untangle (v. t.) To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as, to untangle thread..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry..
Glaciate :: Glaciate (v. t.) To produce glacial effects upon, as in the scoring of rocks, transportation of loose material, etc..
Open :: Open (v. t.) To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers..
Unlace :: Unlace (v. t.) To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel..
Loosen :: Loosen (v. t.) To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth..
Quicksand :: Quicksand (n.) Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it..
Habergeon :: Habergeon (n.) Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk..
Burl :: Burl (v. t.) To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth..
Pea-jacket :: Pea-jacket (n.) A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors in cold weather..
Ungird :: Ungird (v. t.) To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload.
Knot :: Knot (n.) A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.
Slipshod :: Slipshod (a.) Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners, style, etc.; slovenly; shuffling; as, slipshod manners; a slipshod or loose style of writing..
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