Usually means: Not confined, freely moving around.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word on the loose:

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  1. on the loose: Merriam-Webster
  2. on the loose: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. on the loose: Collins English Dictionary
  4. on the loose: Vocabulary.com
  5. on the loose: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. on the loose: Wiktionary
  7. on the loose: Dictionary.com
  8. On the Loose (EP), On the Loose (song): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. On the Loose: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  10. on the loose: FreeDictionary.org
  11. on the loose: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. on the loose: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. on the loose: Encyclopedia

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  1. on the loose: Idioms

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  1. on the loose: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (On the Loose)

noun:  a 1931 American pre-Code comedy short released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced and directed by Hal Roach, and starring ZaSu Pitts and Thelma Todd.
noun:  a 1985 Swedish film directed by Staffan Hildebrand and distributed by Föreningsfilmo AB.
noun:  a 1984 Australian film consisting of three stories about teenagers in modern society.
noun:  a 1951 American drama film directed by Charles Lederer and written by Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert.
noun:  "On the Loose" is a song recorded by Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan from his debut studio album Flicker.
noun:  (abbreviated OTL) an outing club for the undergraduate Claremont Colleges (5Cs), a consortium of five highly selective liberal arts colleges based in Claremont, California.
noun:  "On the Loose" is a song by Australian pop singer-songwriter Marty Rhone.

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