Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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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.
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Roland RE-201
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