to loose

Definition of to loose in English English dictionary: Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game
The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net.; The release of an arrow; Not fitting closely
I wear loose clothes when it is hot.; To unfasten, to loosen; A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment; Not held or packaged together
You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.; Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste
In all these he was much and deeply read; / But not a page of any thing that 's loose, / Or hints continuation of the species, / Was ever suffer'd, lest he should grow vicious.; Relaxed
She danced with a loose flowing movement.; Not compact
It is difficult walking on loose gravel.; to shoot (an arrow); begin shooting; release your arrows; Common misspelling of lose
I'm going to loose this game.; Not under control
The dog is loose again.; {a} unbounded, lax, wild, wanton; {n} liberty; {v} to unbind, deliver, free, set free, set sail; laus; Not tight or close; as, a loose garment; without restraint; "cows in India are running loose; not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers"; Not fixed in place tightly or firmly; Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place. If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out Two wooden beams had come loose from the ceiling She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt. + loosely loose·ly Tim clasped his hands together and held them loosely in front of his belly; A loose grouping, arrangement, or organization is flexible rather than strictly controlled or organized. Murray and Alison came to some sort of loose arrangement before he went home He wants a loose coalition of leftwing forces. + loosely loose·ly The investigation had aimed at a loosely organised group of criminals; As in: "The kart is loose" Another name for oversteer; make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"; a loose cannon: see cannon all hell breaks loose: see hell; Free; not held, tied up or fastened; indiscreet; A term used to describe product that is no longer in its original packaging; If your hair is loose, it hangs freely round your shoulders and is not tied back. She was still in her nightdress, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"; turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"; Lax; not costive; having lax bowels; Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right; Freedom from restraint; Without packing; not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"; To solve; to interpret; A letting go; discharge; Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture; {s} free; released; untied; disconnected; slack; weak; not tight; unrestrained; wanton; careless; imprecise; not defined; Term to describe a condition in which the car's front tires have more traction than the rear, causing the rear of the car to point toward the outside and the front to point to the inside Also called "oversteer "; lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"; Stock car drivers say a car is loose if on the turns, the rear end heads toward the wall Open-wheel drivers would say the car is oversteering A loose car is faster than a tight car; Of a grip or hold, to let go; A condition where the front tires have more traction than the rear tires This produces the effect where the rear of a racecar wants to exchange positions with the front of the racecar, or the rear end wants to go towards the outer wall This condition is also known as "Oversteer" and may be hard to control A car that is loose is faster than a car that is tight; Basically, a handling condition describing the tendency of a car's rear wheels to break away from the pavement, swinging its rear end toward the outside wall Also called "oversteer"; Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle; Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book; Not bound or tethered or leashed; To let loose, to free from restraints; (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"; Slang: freewheeling; unfettered; tending to overbid or to bid dangerously; the text block is coming loose from the binding at the hinges; in a loose manner; with from or of; Something that is loose is not attached to anything, or held or contained in anything. Frank emptied a handful of loose change on the table A page came loose and floated onto the tiles; Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman; If something is loose in texture, there is space between the different particles or threads it consists of. She gathered loose soil and let it filter slowly through her fingers; not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"; To relax; to loosen; to make less strict; To let go of the bowstring at full draw, ideally by relaxation of the fingers holding the bow string; not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"; not affixed; "the stamp came loose"; not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker"; A player who plays many hands; To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit; (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"; Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning; A car is loose when the rear is unstable because of improper rear tire grip Also known as oversteer MARBLES: Small pieces of tire rubber that build up above the racing groove