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Loose
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Loose
/lus/
Not firmly attached or held; able to move freely
Synonyms:
slack
unfastened
unsecured
Antonyms:
tight
constrained
restricted
Examples:
Mine eyes he
loosed
, and said:
Some of its pages were
loose
or torn.
Don't begin by trying to play fast and
loose
with me.
Etymology:
From Middle English
loos
, from Old Norse
lauss
, from Proto-Germanic
lausaz
, meaning loose, free, or empty.
Usage Statistics:
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