Synonym: confused, drooping, free, hazy, inexact, limp, slack, unclear, vague. Antonym: strict, tight. Similar words: choose, boost, look, loop, flood, floor, look on, look out. Meaning: [luːs] v. 1. grant freedom to; free from confinement 2. turn loose or free from restraint 3. make loose or looser 4. become loose or looser or less tight. adj. 1. not restrained or confined or attached 2. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement 3. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player 4. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting 5. not officially recognized or controlled 6. not literal 7. emptying easily or excessively 8. not affixed 9. not tense or taut 10. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps 11. not fixed firmly or tightly 12. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility 13. not carefully arranged in a package 14. freely producing mucus 15. having escaped, especially from confinement 16. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior 17. not bound or fastened or gathered together. adv. without restraint.
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181. The door worked loose.
182. The handle came loose.
183. The screw worked loose.
184. I filled the pot with a handful of loose earth.
185. She gathered loose soil and let it filter slowly through her fingers.
186. I picked up the kitten by the loose skin on its neck.
187. She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt.
188. A 34-year old inmate broke loose from the sheriff's office yesterday.
189. One error and he would have been torn loose and hurled overboard by the squalling wind.
190. There was a loud bang and then all hell broke loose.
191. I caught my coat on a loose brick projecting from the wall.
192. I was afraid of starting a slide of loose stones.
193. The author tied up all the loose ends of the story in the final chapter.
194. Journalists woke him with the news and all hell broke loose.
195. He turned round and let loose a torrent of abuse.
196. My radio isn't working properly - I think it's got a loose connection .
197. Sheringham was the first player to reach the loose ball .
198. The prisoner broke loose.
199. I need to tie up a few loose ends before I go on vacation.
200. After the vegetables have been harvested,peasants plough the loose leaves into the soil to enrich it.
201. A team of professionals were let loose on the project.
202. The prisoners were so thin that their skin hung loose.
203. Thieves ransacked the office, taking a sack of loose change.
204. She eats nothing but nuts: she must have a screw loose!
205. The bracket came loose.
206. The driver had forgotten to fasten the safety chain and the trailer came loose . Sentencedict.com
207. He made a few repairs to the stairs where some boards had come loose.
208. The material of the skirt had been enfolded to form a loose, graceful drape.
209. She was still in her nightdress, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders.
210. I put the loose floorboard back and nailed it down.