'loose' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'loose' with 20 example sentences.
- loose adjective
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: not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
: not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
: not affixed
: (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
: not officially recognized or controlled
: not literal
: emptying easily or excessively
: not tense or taut
: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
: not carefully arranged in a package
: having escaped, especially from confinement
: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- loose verb
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: grant freedom to; free from confinement
: turn loose or free from restraint
: make loose or looser
: become loose or looser or less tight
- loose adverb
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: without restraint
It's easy to lose your footing on loose gravel.
Please be careful not to let the dog loose.
The girl let the bird loose.
He let the dog loose in the garden.
I usually toss my loose change into my desk drawer.
He pissed away his inheritance on booze and loose women.
Dan was a serial killer on the loose.
The climbers died after the rope came loose.
They say he's got a screw loose.
This shirt is a little bit loose.
He is still on the loose.
I'm tying up some loose ends.
She wore a loose jacket.
She is a loose woman and will honestly go with anyone.
Since I lost a little weight, my belt got loose.
I have a loose tooth.
I've cut loose all ties with my old friends.
Check all the loose knots and fasten them tight.
Loose jackets are the latest fad.
There's a loose button on your shirt.