loose

1. superl. Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book. Source: opted

2. superl. Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; -- with from or of. Source: opted

3. superl. Not tight or close; as, a loose garment. Source: opted

4. superl. Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture. Source: opted

5. superl. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning. Source: opted

6. superl. Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right. Source: opted

7. superl. Unconnected; rambling. Source: opted

8. superl. Lax; not costive; having lax bowels. Source: opted

9. superl. Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman. Source: opted

10. superl. Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle. Source: opted

11. n. Freedom from restraint. Source: opted

12. n. A letting go; discharge. Source: opted

13. a. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve. Source: opted

14. a. To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit. Source: opted

15. a. To relax; to loosen; to make less strict. Source: opted

16. a. To solve; to interpret. Source: opted

17. v. i. To set sail. Source: opted

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