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not compact or dense in structure or arrangement;
"loose gravel"
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(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player;
"a loose ball"
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not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
"loose clothing"
"the large shoes were very loose"
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not officially recognized or controlled;
"an informal agreement"
"a loose organization of the local farmers"
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not literal;
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
"a free translation of the poem"
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emptying easily or excessively;
"loose bowels"
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not affixed;
"the stamp came loose"
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not tense or taut;
"the old man's skin hung loose and grey"
"slack and wrinkled skin"
"slack sails"
"a slack rope"
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(of textures) full of small openings or gaps;
"an open texture"
"a loose weave"
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lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;
"idle talk"
"a loose tongue"
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not carefully arranged in a package;
"a box of loose nails"
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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"
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casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;
"her easy virtue"
"he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
"wanton behavior"