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Definition of
loose noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
loose
noun
noun
NAmE
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lus
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on the loose
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(
of a person or an animal
)
having escaped from somewhere; free
synonym
at large
Three prisoners are still on the loose.
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loose
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loose
adjective
loose
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loose end
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loose-leaf
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loose cannon
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loose change
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loose-limbed
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loose-fitting
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cut loose
hang/stay loose
have a screw loose
let loose something
all hell broke loose
have a loose tongue
let somebody/something loose
at loose ends/at a loose end
play fast and loose (with somebody/something)
break/cut/tear (somebody/something) loose from somebody/something
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Idioms
cut loose
hang/stay loose
have a screw loose
let loose something
all hell broke loose
have a loose tongue
let somebody/something loose
at loose ends/at a loose end
play fast and loose (with somebody/something)
break/cut/tear (somebody/something) loose from somebody/something
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