LOOSE

I. adjective (~r; ~st) see: -less Date: 13th century 1. not rigidly fastened or securely attached, b. having worked partly free from attachments , having relative freedom of movement, produced freely and accompanied by raising of mucus , not tight-fitting, 2. free from a state of confinement, restraint, or obligation , not brought together in a bundle, container, or binding, disconnected , detached , 3. not dense, close, or compact in structure or arrangement, not solid ; watery , 4. lacking in restraint or power of restraint , lacking moral restraint ; unchaste , overactive , 5. not tightly drawn or stretched ; slack , being flexible or relaxed , 6. lacking in precision, exactness, or care , permitting freedom of interpretation, not in the possession of either of two competing teams , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. verb (~d; loosing) Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to let ~ ; release , to free from restraint, to make ~ ; untie , to cast ~ ; detach , to let fly ; discharge , to make less rigid, tight, or strict ; relax , intransitive verb to let fly a missile (as an arrow) ; fire , III. adverb Date: 15th century in a ~ manner ; ~ly