"loosing" in the verb sense
1. free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
grant freedom to free from confinement
2. unleash, let loose, loose
turn loose or free from restraint
"let loose mines"
"Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
3. loosen, loose
make loose or looser
"loosen the tension on a rope"
4. loosen, relax, loose
become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"
"the rope relaxed"
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