Lose typically functions only as a verb, with such meanings as “to bring to destruction,” “to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place,” or “to undergo defeat in.” …

5 days ago · Several monkeys continue to be on the loose in St. Louis, Missouri, according to city officials — and now, the city's Department of Health has called off its search for the roaming …

LOOSE definition: free or released from fastening or attachment. See examples of loose used in a sentence.

LOOSE meaning: 1. not firmly held or fastened in place: 2. Loose hair is not tied back: 3. Loose things are not…. Learn more.

Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place. If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out.

To make less strict; relax: a leader's strong authority that was loosed by easy times. 1. At large; free. 2. Acting in an uninhibited fashion.

Definition of loose adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5 days ago · loose (third-person singular simple present looses, present participle loosing, simple past and past participle loosed) (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.

give way: The guardrail let loose and we very nearly plunged over the edge. Idioms turn loose, to release or free, as from confinement: The teacher turned the children loose after the class.

If something is loose, it's not attached very securely to anything. Be sure the horse trailer attached to your truck isn't loose, or it might just roll away on its own while you're on the highway. Loose …