adjective

loose

loose, not tight, free, unrestrained, baggy

This shirt is too loose for me.

This shirt is too loose for me.

A dog was running loose in the park.

A dog was running loose in the park.

This is a loose translation of the poem.

This is a loose translation of the poem.

((sth.)) is loose (sth.) is not tight This shirt is too loose for me.

to be/run loose to be free or unrestrained A dog was running loose in the park.

Synonyms: slack, baggy, free; Antonyms: tight, secure, firm

From Old Norse 'lauss', meaning 'free, unbound'.

Be careful not to confuse it with 'lose' (to misplace something). 'Loose' has a sound like 'goose'.

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