loose
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- adjective
- /luːs/
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- -My shoes are too loose.
- loose clothing
- loose-fitting
- wear loose clothing
I sleep in nice loose clothing, mouth tape.
- I sleep in nice loose clothing, mouth tape.
- I get a really nice loose curl, exactly what I want.
- I put on this is like a little loose Zara top.
- It's like stretchy, but it's loose without having to be stretched.
- So why does the skin get so loose as we age?
- This is a shirt that's just like a loose boxy fit in summary shirt.
- They fit exactly like you would want a loose fit to fit.
- It's supposed to close there, but it's loose so it closes there.
Examples
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Her brown hair, darted with blonde highlights, was soft and loose around her face.
Fiction book (1991) -
The dog escaped because the gate was loose and not securely fastened.
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And now it's getting nice and loose again.
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So why does the skin get so loose as we age?
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I sleep in nice loose clothing, mouth tape.
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- Your fan belt is loose.
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Modern clothing is often very loose and adds weight to the model.
Academic text (1993) -
It's just like a really loose kind of fitting sweater.
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I get a really nice loose curl, exactly what I want.
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No, it's too loose.
Synonyms
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4.7
Not tight, like a loose rope, so it hangs easily
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2.6
Not tight on the body so clothes hang away from you
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3.1
Not tight and hanging loose
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9.7
Easy to move because it is not held firmly
Not attached to something or fastened in place
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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7.9
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 Loose
Surface Forms
Etymology
Loose comes from an old German word lōs meaning 'free' or 'not held'. So if something is loose it is not held tightly or does not fit closely.