adjective
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Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
example
This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel.
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Not held or packaged together.
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'You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.
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Not under control.
example
The dog is loose again.
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Not fitting closely
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'I wear loose clothes when it is hot.
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Not compact.
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'It is difficult walking on loose gravel.
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Relaxed.
example
She danced with a loose flowing movement.
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Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
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a loose way of reasoning
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Indiscreet.
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Loose talk costs lives.
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(somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
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Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
example
He caught an elbow going after a loose ball.
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Not costive; having lax bowels.