loose

grant freedom to; free from confinement

turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"

make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"

become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"

(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"

not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"

not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"

not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"

not affixed; "the stamp came loose"

not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"

(of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"

lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"

not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"

having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"

casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"