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Overview of adj loose The adj loose has 17 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (7) loose -- (not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker") 2. (2) loose -- (not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel") 3. (2) loose -- ((of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball") 4. (1) loose -- (not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose") 5. (1) informal, loose -- (not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers") 6. (1) free loose, liberal -- (not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem") 7. (1) lax, loose -- (emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels") 8. unaffixed, loose -- (not affixed; "the stamp came loose") 9. loose, slack -- (not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope") 10. loose, open -- ((of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave") 11. loose -- (not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks") 12. idle, loose -- (lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue") 13. loose -- (not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails") 14. loose -- (freely producing mucus; "a loose phlegmy cough") 15. at large at liberty, escaped, loose, on the loose -- (having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood") 16. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton -- (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior") 17. loose -- (not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers") Antonyms of adj loose 17 senses of loose Sense 1 loose INDIRECT (VIA free) -> unfree Sense 2 loose (vs. compact) compact (vs. loose) => clayey, cloggy, heavy => close-packed => impacted, wedged => serried => consolidated => packed => tight Sense 3 loose INDIRECT (VIA uncontrolled) -> controlled Sense 4 loose (vs. tight) tight (vs. loose) => binding, constricting => choky => clenched, clinched => close snug, close-fitting => skintight => tight-fitting, tightly fitting => viselike Sense 5 informal, loose INDIRECT (VIA unofficial) -> official Sense 6 free loose, liberal INDIRECT (VIA inexact) -> exact Sense 7 lax, loose INDIRECT (VIA unconstipated) -> constipated Sense 8 unaffixed (vs. affixed), loose Sense 9 loose, slack INDIRECT (VIA lax) -> tense Sense 10 loose, open INDIRECT (VIA coarse) -> fine Sense 11 loose INDIRECT (VIA insecure) -> secure Sense 12 idle, loose INDIRECT (VIA irresponsible) -> responsible Sense 13 loose INDIRECT (VIA unpackaged) -> packaged Sense 14 loose INDIRECT (VIA phlegmy) -> dry Sense 15 at large(prenominal), at liberty(prenominal), escaped, loose, on the loose(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA free) -> unfree Sense 16 easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton INDIRECT (VIA unchaste) -> chaste Sense 17 loose INDIRECT (VIA unbound) -> bound Similarity of adj loose 17 senses of loose Sense 1 loose => free (vs. unfree) Sense 2 loose (vs. compact) => friable, light, sandy => shifting, unfirm => silty => unconsolidated Sense 3 loose => uncontrolled (vs. controlled) Sense 4 loose (vs. tight) => baggy, loose-fitting => flyaway Also See-> lax#3 Sense 5 informal, loose => unofficial (vs. official) Sense 6 free loose, liberal => inexact (vs. exact) Sense 7 lax, loose => unconstipated (vs. constipated), regular Sense 8 unaffixed (vs. affixed), loose Sense 9 loose, slack => lax (vs. tense) Sense 10 loose, open => coarse (vs. fine) Sense 11 loose => insecure (vs. secure) Sense 12 idle, loose => irresponsible (vs. responsible) Sense 13 loose => unpackaged (vs. packaged) Sense 14 loose => phlegmy (vs. dry) Sense 15 at large(prenominal), at liberty(prenominal), escaped, loose, on the loose(prenominal) => free (vs. unfree) Sense 16 easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton => unchaste (vs. chaste) Sense 17 loose => unbound (vs. bound) Attributes of adj loose Familiarity of adj loose loose used as an adjective is very familiar (polysemy count = 17) Grep of adj loose footloose loose loose-fitting loose-jointed loose-jowled looseleaf loosely knit loosened on the loose screw-loose Overview of adj loose The adj loose has 17 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (7) loose -- (not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker") 2. (2) loose -- (not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel") 3. (2) loose -- ((of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball") 4. (1) loose -- (not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose") 5. (1) informal, loose -- (not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers") 6. (1) free loose, liberal -- (not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem") 7. (1) lax, loose -- (emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels") 8. unaffixed, loose -- (not affixed; "the stamp came loose") 9. loose, slack -- (not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope") 10. loose, open -- ((of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave") 11. loose -- (not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks") 12. idle, loose -- (lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue") 13. loose -- (not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails") 14. loose -- (freely producing mucus; "a loose phlegmy cough") 15. at large at liberty, escaped, loose, on the loose -- (having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood") 16. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton -- (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior") 17. loose -- (not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers")
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