Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  loose 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  loose 
 
  Sense  1 
  free  liberate,  release,  unloose,  loose 
  =>  unspell 
  =>  unchain 
  =>  bail 
  =>  run 
  =>  bail  out 
  =>  parole 
 
  Sense  4 
  loosen,  loose 
  =>  relax,  unbend 
  =>  slacken,  remit 
  =>  slack 
  =>  unscrew 
  =>  unscrew 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  loose 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  loose 
 
  Sense  1 
  free  liberate,  release,  unloose,  loose 
  =>  unspell 
  =>  unchain 
  =>  bail 
  =>  run 
  =>  bail  out 
  =>  parole 
 
  Sense  4 
  loosen,  loose 
  =>  relax,  unbend 
  =>  unbrace 
  =>  slacken,  remit 
  =>  douse,  dowse 
  =>  slack 
  =>  unscrew 
  =>  unscrew 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  loose 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  loose 
 
  4  senses  of  loose 
 
  Sense  1 
  free  liberate,  release,  unloose,  loose 
 
  Sense  2 
  unleash,  let  loose,  loose 
  =>  let  go  of  let  go  release 
 
  Sense  3 
  relax,  loose 
  =>  loosen,  relax 
 
  Sense  4 
  loosen,  loose 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  loose 
 
  loose  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  loose 
 
  Sense  1 
  free  liberate,  release,  unloose,  loose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  unleash,  let  loose,  loose 
  =>  let  go  of  let  go  release 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  relax,  loose 
  =>  loosen,  relax 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  loosen,  loose 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  loose 
 
  The  verb  loose  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  free  liberate,  release,  unloose,  loose  --  (grant  freedom  to  free  from  confinement) 
  2.  (1)  unleash,  let  loose,  loose  --  (turn  loose  or  free  from  restraint;  "let  loose  mines";  "Loose  terrible  plagues  upon  humanity") 
  3.  relax,  loose  --  (become  less  tight;  "the  rope  relaxed") 
  4.  loosen,  loose  --  (make  loose  or  looser;  "loosen  the  tension  on  a  rope") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  loose 
 
  The  verb  loose  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  free  liberate,  release,  unloose,  loose  --  (grant  freedom  to  free  from  confinement) 
  2.  (1)  unleash,  let  loose,  loose  --  (turn  loose  or  free  from  restraint;  "let  loose  mines";  "Loose  terrible  plagues  upon  humanity") 
  3.  relax,  loose  --  (become  less  tight;  "the  rope  relaxed") 
  4.  loosen,  loose  --  (make  loose  or  looser;  "loosen  the  tension  on  a  rope") 

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