1.not restrained or confined or attached;
a pocket full of loose bills
2.not compact or dense in structure or arrangement;
loose gravel
3.(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player;
a loose ball
4.not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
loose clothing
5.not officially recognized or controlled;
an informal agreement
6.not literal;
a loose interpretation of what she had been told
7.emptying easily or excessively;
loose bowels
8.not affixed;
the stamp came loose
9.not tense or taut;
the old man's skin hung loose and gray
10. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps;
an open texture
11. not fixed firmly or tightly;
the bolts became loose over time
12. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;
idle talk
13. not carefully arranged in a package;
a box of loose nails
14. freely producing mucus;
a loose phlegmy cough
15. having escaped, especially from confinement;
a convict still at large
16. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;
her easy virtue
17. not bound or fastened or gathered together;
loose pages
18.without restraint;
cows in India are running loose
1.grant freedom to; free from confinement
2.turn loose or free from restraint;
let loose mines
3.make loose or looser;
loosen the tension on a rope
4.become loose or looser or less tight;
The noose loosened