Meaning of loose In English

• 0 not firmly held or fastened in place:

  • There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.

  • The nails in the wall had worked themselves loose.

  • The prisoners were so thin that their skin hung loose.

  • Her hair was hanging loose to her shoulders.

  • A few loose sheets of paper were lying around.

• 1 (of clothes) not fitting closely to the body:

  • Wear comfortable, loose clothing to your exercise class.

• 2 not tightly controlled, or not exact:

  • It's a fairly loose adaptation of the novel.

  • It's only a loose translation of the poem.

• 3 having low morals; sexually free:

  • a loose woman

• 4 to speak or express emotions very freely, especially in an uncontrolled way:

  • The coach loosed an angry tirade against his team.

• 5 not firmly attached in place:

  • I’d better sew that loose button before it comes off.

  • A few loose sheets of paper were lying around.

• 6 not tight; not fitting closely to the body or the thing that is covered:

  • Wear comfortable, loose clothing to your exercise class.

  • The film is a loose adaptation of Conrad’s novel.

• 7 not tightly held together or to anything else:

  • According to research, sales of tea bags, loose tea and instant tea have all declined.