Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: loose
IPA transcription: [l'us]
Pronunciations of loose
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: loose
    Meaning: not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
  • Synonyms: loose
    Meaning: (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
  • Synonyms: loose
    Meaning: not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
  • Synonyms: informal, loose
    Meaning: not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
  • Synonyms: free, loose, liberal
    Meaning: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
  • Synonyms: lax, loose
    Meaning: emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: loose, free
    Meaning: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
    Meaning: grant freedom to; free from confinement
  • Synonyms: unleash, let_loose, loose
    Meaning: turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
Usage examples
  • 'Here's a board loose.
  • Try to get loose yourself."
  • It was like hell broke loose.
  • The dewlap is loose and folded.
  • Things will turn loose to-night.
  • He had let loose destruction upon the world.
  • Jesus saith unto them, Loose him and let him go.
  • Her loose buckskin dress was made for such freedom.
  • Every one of these canvas-bags was full of loose diamonds.
  • Carol herself stirred Main Street by a loose coat of nutria.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Roland RE-201, License CC BY-SA 4.0