loose

(verb) grant freedom to; free from confinement. Synonyms: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen.

(verb) turn loose or free from restraint. Synonyms: unleash, let loose. Examples: "Let loose mines." "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity."

(verb) make loose or looser. Synonyms: loosen. Examples: "Loosen the tension on a rope."

(verb) become loose or looser or less tight. Synonyms: loosen, relax. Examples: "The noose loosened." "The rope relaxed."

(adj) not compact or dense in structure or arrangement. Synonyms: loose (vs. compact). Examples: "Loose gravel."

(adj) (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player. Examples: "A loose ball."

(adj) not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting. Synonyms: loose (vs. tight). Examples: "Loose clothing." "The large shoes were very loose."

(adj) not officially recognized or controlled. Synonyms: informal. Examples: "An informal agreement." "A loose organization of the local farmers."

(adj) not literal. Synonyms: free, liberal. Examples: "A loose interpretation of what she had been told." "A free translation of the poem."

(adj) emptying easily or excessively. Synonyms: lax. Examples: "Loose bowels."

(adj) not affixed. Synonyms: unaffixed (vs. affixed). Examples: "The stamp came loose."

(adj) not tense or taut. Synonyms: slack. Examples: "The old man's skin hung loose and grey." "Slack and wrinkled skin." "Slack sails." "A slack rope."

(adj) (of textures) full of small openings or gaps. Synonyms: open. Examples: "An open texture." "A loose weave."

(adj) lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility. Synonyms: idle. Examples: "Idle talk." "A loose tongue."

(adj) not carefully arranged in a package. Examples: "A box of loose nails."

(adj) having escaped, especially from confinement. Synonyms: at large(predicate), escaped, on the loose(predicate). Examples: "A convict still at large." "Searching for two escaped prisoners." "Dogs loose on the streets." "Criminals on the loose in the neighborhood."

(adj) casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior. Synonyms: easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton. Examples: "Her easy virtue." "He was told to avoid loose (or light) women." "Wanton behavior."

(adv) without restraint. Synonyms: free. Examples: "Cows in india are running loose."