loose - Meaning in Gujarati

loose - Meaning in Gujarati

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Definitions and Meaning of loose in English

loose adjective

1. not tense or tautadj.all

   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 gapsadj.all

   Examples

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

   Examples

   • "a loose tongue"
   • "idle talk"
4. not affixedadj.all

   Example

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

   Examples

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

   Example

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

   Example

   • "a loose ball"
8. emptying easily or excessivelyadj.all

   Example

   • "loose bowels"
9. not literaladj.all

   Examples

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

    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 constrictingadj.all

    Examples

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

    Examples

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

    Example

    • "a box of loose nails"

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