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Quick definitions from WordNet (loose)

▸ verb:  make loose or looser ("Loosen the tension on a rope")
▸ verb:  become loose or looser or less tight ("The noose loosened")
▸ verb:  turn loose or free from restraint ("Let loose mines")
▸ verb:  grant freedom to; free from confinement
▸ adjective:  not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting ("Loose clothing")
▸ adjective:  not carefully arranged in a package ("A box of loose nails")
▸ adjective:  not fixed firmly or tightly ("The bolts became loose over time")
▸ adjective:  (of textures) full of small openings or gaps ("A loose weave")
▸ adjective:  not tense or taut ("The old man's skin hung loose and gray")
▸ adjective:  not bound or fastened or gathered together ("Loose pages")
▸ adjective:  not compact or dense in structure or arrangement ("Loose gravel")
▸ adjective:  (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player ("A loose ball")
▸ adjective:  not restrained or confined or attached ("A pocket full of loose bills")
▸ adjective:  freely producing mucus ("A loose phlegmy cough")
▸ adjective:  not officially recognized or controlled ("A loose organization of the local farmers")
▸ adjective:  lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility ("A loose tongue")
▸ adjective:  not affixed ("The stamp came loose")
▸ adjective:  emptying easily or excessively ("Loose bowels")
▸ adjective:  not literal ("A loose interpretation of what she had been told")
▸ adjective:  casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior ("He was told to avoid loose (or light) women")
▸ adjective:  having escaped, especially from confinement ("Dogs loose on the streets")
▸ adverb:  without restraint ("Cows in India are running loose")
▸ name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #13467)

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