loose
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- adjective
- /luːs/
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- In her home setting, one of the female patients could not understand why she was having loose stools.
- loose stools
- loose or watery stools
- three loose stools
And you know, people are very well vary in terms of their sensitivity, sensitivity to fibre if they're experiencing looser stools.
- And you know, people are very well vary in terms of their sensitivity, sensitivity to fibre if they're experiencing looser stools.
- And if that's not fixed over time, then it can cause some loose stool or Constipation, which then will cause malabsorption of nutrients.
- What came out just just like loose pieces of shit, just like loose shit.
Examples
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If you begin to experience loose bowels, you are using too much!
Blog text (18) -
Onset of pain is associated with a change in form (appearance) of stools (hard, loose, lumpy, more fluid).
Academic text (2012) -
Loose stomach means full toilet.
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An episode of diarrhoea was defined as the occurrence of loose, watery stools "more times than the fingers on one hand."
Academic text (1996) -
The doctor asked if he had been experiencing any loose stools after changing his diet.
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After eating that spicy food, she complained of a loose stool the next morning.
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He noted that the child's loose bowels were a sign of the stomach bug going around.
Synonyms
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Having soft or watery stools that come often
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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Act in a careless way by ignoring rules and other people's feelings
- Informal
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A sudden time when many people lose control and chaos starts
- Informal
A warning that careless talk can cause trouble by revealing secrets
Compounds
- Specialized
A way of writing where the main idea comes first and extra details follow
- Specialized
A disease of wheat or barley that turns the grain head into a powder of fungus
How Solid
Surface Forms
Etymology
Loose comes from an old German word lōs meaning 'free' or 'not held'. In the medical sense, loose stools are not firm or held together, so they come out easily.