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(1):

(superl.) Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc.; - with from or of.

(2):

(superl.) Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.

(3):

(superl.) Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

(4):

(superl.) Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture.

(5):

(superl.) Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning.

(6):

(superl.) Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.

(7):

(superl.) Unconnected; rambling.

(8):

(superl.) Lax; not costive; having lax bowels.

(9):

(superl.) Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.

(10):

(superl.) Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle.

(11):

(n.) Freedom from restraint.

(12):

(n.) A letting go; discharge.

(13):

(a.) To solve; to interpret.

(14):

(v. i.) To set sail.

(15):

(a.) To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.

(16):

(a.) To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.

(17):

(a.) To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Loose'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/loose.html. 1828.
 
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