loose
verb/luːs/
/luːs/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they loose | /luːs/ /luːs/ |
| he / she / it looses | /ˈluːsɪz/ /ˈluːsɪz/ |
| past simple loosed | /luːst/ /luːst/ |
| past participle loosed | /luːst/ /luːst/ |
| -ing form loosing | /ˈluːsɪŋ/ /ˈluːsɪŋ/ |
- loose something (on/upon somebody/something) to release something or let it happen or be expressed in a completely free way
- His speech loosed a tide of nationalist sentiment.
- loose something to make something loose, especially something that is tied or held tightly synonym loosen
- I loosed the reins and allowed the horse to gallop.
- loose something (off) (at somebody/something) to fire bullets, arrows, etc. Do not confuse this verb with to lose (= to be unable to find something).
release
make something loose
fire bullets
Word OriginMiddle English loos ‘free from bonds’, from Old Norse lauss, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German los.
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