"looser" in the adjective sense
1. loose
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
"loose gravel"
2. loose
of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
"a loose ball"
3. loose
not tight not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
"loose clothing"
"the large shoes were very loose"
4. informal, loose
not officially recognized or controlled
"an informal agreement"
"a loose organization of the local farmers"
5. free, loose, liberal
not literal
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
"a free translation of the poem"
6. lax, loose
emptying easily or excessively
"loose bowels"
7. unaffixed, loose
not affixed
"the stamp came loose"
8. loose, slack
not tense or taut
"the old man's skin hung loose and grey"
"slack and wrinkled skin"
"slack sails"
"a slack rope"
"a slack grip"
9. loose, open
of textures) full of small openings or gaps
"an open texture"
"a loose weave"
10. idle, loose
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
"idle talk"
"a loose tongue"
11. loose
not carefully arranged in a package
"a box of loose nails"
12. at large, escaped, loose, on the loose
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"
13. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue"
"he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
"wanton behavior"
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