loose
Because it is a word with a single syllable, loose is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofloose
- The release of an arrow.
- A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
- All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
- Freedom from restraint.
- A letting go; discharge.
- To let loose, to free from restraints.
- To unfasten, to loosen.
- To make less tight, to loosen.
- Of a grip or hold, to let go.
- To shoot (an arrow)
- To set sail.
- To solve; to interpret.
- Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
Example: "This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel."
- Not held or packaged together.
Example: "'You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose."
- Not under control.
Example: "The dog is loose again."
- Not fitting closely
Example: "'I wear loose clothes when it is hot."
- Not compact.
Example: "'It is difficult walking on loose gravel."
- Relaxed.
Example: "She danced with a loose flowing movement."
- Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
Example: "a loose way of reasoning"
- Indiscreet.
Example: "Loose talk costs lives."
- (somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
- Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
Example: "He caught an elbow going after a loose ball."
- Not costive; having lax bowels.
- Begin shooting; release your arrows
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