loose

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To let loose, to free from restraints.
2. To unfasten, to loosen.
3. To make less tight, to loosen.
4. Of a grip or hold, to let go.
5. To shoot (an arrow).
6. (obsolete) To set sail.
7. (obsolete) To solve; to interpret.

Adj

1. Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
2. Not held or packaged together.
3. Not under control.
4. Not fitting closely
5. Not compact.
6. Relaxed.
7. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
8. Indiscreet.
9. Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
10. Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
11. Not costive; having lax bowels.
12. Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).
13. (slang) Having oversteer.
14. (slang) abnormally wide after multiple penetrations due to having had sexual intercourse multiple times.

Noun

1. The release of an arrow.
2. (obsolete) A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
3. All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
4. Freedom from restraint.
5. A letting go; discharge.

Intj

begin shooting; release your arrows

Concepten

los

mul

loslaten

rul

losmaken

ruim

wijd

iel

flodderig

luchtig

diarree-

onnauwkeurig

ontrafelen

ontspannen

slordig

botvieren

losgooien

loskomen

ongebonden

afbinden

onsamenhangend

losbandig

losbinden

losknopen

lossen

onjuist

ontwarren

oppervlakkig

slap

verliezen

verlossen

🆓

Synoniemen

slack

free

🆓

release

baggy

lax

loosen

untie

undo

unfasten

relaxed

☺️

crumbly

soft

liberate

let go

unloose

loosened

unleash

let loose

weak

unsteady

shaky

unbind

shapeless

easy

thin

unloosen

disengage

unstable

set free

ill-fitting

friable

not tight

dissolute

liberal

open

unlock

🔓

relax

vague

careless

limp

unbound

unattached

loose-fitting

flaccid

slovenly

sloppy

light

wanton

untied

insecure

imprecise

idle

unaffixed

detached

unfastened

undone

take off

softened

at large

soft-boiled

not compact

sluttish

set loose

shoot

roomy

wide

promiscuous

on the loose

loosely

fire

🔥

flabby

libertine

mellow

detach

disorderly

dissipated

drooping

drop

ease

emancipate

escaped

extricate

fine

floating

fluffy

fragile

frail

freely

get rid of

incoherent

informal

lenient

let fly

liberated

licentious

move

profligate

rickety

scattered

separate

single

slacken

slackened

slipshod

spacious

spare

spongy

stray

set at liberty

unchaste

uncommitted

unconfined

unfixed

unpacked

unrestrained

untidy

vacant

weakly

wild

wobble

wobbly

let escape

loosen up

not strong

become loose

not firm

allow to go

allow to escape

messy

belongings

moveable

negligent

nonchalant

obscure

false

faint

opened

open up

oscillating

pay off

pine

play

pliable

porous

powdery

untidy person

fail

pulpy

queasy

rackety

rakish

rambling

redeem

reduce

extensive

explain

exonerate

released

relinquish

inconclusive but unwanted situation

exempt

run

rustle

rustling

sagging

sandy

trailingly

self-assured

self-indulgent

in drops

set down

escape

shake

enlarged

emit

emancipated

show

not fix

droopy

running wild

drain out

slack up

slatternly

slip down

slipped off

loose-jointed

dowse

douse

slow

distracted

smooth

disperse

disorganized

disorder

soluble

solvable

go-as-you-please

unbox

badly arranged

squashy

straggling

walk around aimlessly

stretch

switch on

dislocate

tender

dishevelled

throw

tight

bawdy

totter

tottering

unclip

tremble

turn on

unappropriated

unarticulated

disconnected

unbar

disconnect

unbolt

unbolted

discharge

unbrace

unbraced

unbuckle

unburdened

too large

unclasp

unclear

unclog

uncollected

uncombined

not cohering

available

unconsolidated

unconstrained

uncork

disappear

disannul

uneasy

unengaged

diminish

diffuse

unfetter

unfettered

not packaged

unfurl

unhampered

unhindered

unhitch

unkempt

unlace

unlatch

desultory

delicate

decipher

debauched

unmake

unoccupied

brrezy

unpledged

become loosened

unrestricted

unroll

unseal

crumby

come off

unstrung

untenanted

make loose

clear

casual

untwine

untwist

unused

unwind

unpromised

vagile

capacious

vanish

bundle

waver

wavering

broad

non-slave

break out

out of gear

slaveless

ambiguous

be lost

free-soil

in pieces

unimprisoned

let fall

look behind

break

untethered

not fast

run slowly

hanging

half-hearted

improper

inaccurate

big

incompact

indefinite

independent

indifferent

inexact

infirm

spread apart

general

irresponsible

irrupt

large

lascivious

full

lazy

lecherous

turn loose

ungathered

fugitive

free-range

let out

footloose

floppy

unstuff

flexible

liberty

untether

flaccidly

fir

listless

feeble

fast

fancy-free

lost

abandoned

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/luːs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: loos

In summary

From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-, *lū- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.