loose - Meaning in Malayalam

loose - Meaning in Malayalam

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Definitions and Meaning of loose in English

loose adjective

1. not tense or taut

   Examples

   • "a slack grip"
   • "a slack rope"
   • "slack and wrinkled skin"
   • "slack sails"
   • "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"
2. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

   Examples

   • "a loose weave"
   • "an open texture"
3. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

   Examples

   • "a loose tongue"
   • "idle talk"
4. not affixed

   Example

   • "the stamp came loose"
5. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

   Examples

   • "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
   • "her easy virtue"
   • "wanton behavior"
6. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

   Example

   • "loose gravel"
7. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

   Example

   • "a loose ball"
8. emptying easily or excessively

   Example

   • "loose bowels"
9. not literal

   Examples

   • "a free translation of the poem"
   • "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
10. having escaped, especially from confinement

    Examples

    • "a convict still at large"
    • "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
    • "dogs loose on the streets"
    • "searching for two escaped prisoners"
11. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

    Examples

    • "loose clothing"
    • "the large shoes were very loose"
12. not officially recognized or controlled

    Examples

    • "a loose organization of the local farmers"
    • "an informal agreement"
13. not carefully arranged in a package

    Example

    • "a box of loose nails"

loose abverb

1. without restraint

   Example

   • "cows in India are running loose"

loose verb

1. grant freedom to; free from confinement
2. turn loose or free from restraint

   Examples

   • "let loose mines"
   • "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
3. make loose or looser

   Example

   • "loosen the tension on a rope"
4. become loose or looser or less tight

   Examples

   • "The noose loosened"
   • "the rope relaxed"

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