looseness

Definition of looseness in English English dictionary: The quality or fact of being free from rigidity, attachment or restraint; not tight, not firmly attached or taut
See if that nut has too much looseness and tighten it if it does.; A relaxed state regarding principles or accuracy; Moral laxity; licentiousness
Yet goodly court he made still to his Dame, / Pourd out in loosnesse on the grassy grownd .; {n} a laxness of body, flux, depravity; movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"; The property of being loose; {i} state of being loose; absence of rigidity or strictness; slackness, laxity; movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel; The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles
loose: Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game
The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net.
loose: The release of an arrow
loose: Not fitting closely
I wear loose clothes when it is hot.
loose: To unfasten, to loosen
loose: A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment
loose: Not held or packaged together
You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.
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.
loose: Relaxed
She danced with a loose flowing movement.
loose: Not compact
It is difficult walking on loose gravel.
loose: to shoot (an arrow)
loose: begin shooting; release your arrows
loose: Common misspelling of lose
I'm going to loose this game.
loose: Not under control
The dog is loose again.
loose: {a} unbounded, lax, wild, wanton
loose: {n} liberty
loose: {v} to unbind, deliver, free, set free, set sail
Loose: laus
loos: Praise; fame; reputation
loos: plural of
loos: Austrian architect (1870-1933)
loose: Not tight or close; as, a loose garment
loose: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose
loose: not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers"
loose: Not fixed in place tightly or firmly
loose: 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
loose: 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
loose: As in: "The kart is loose" Another name for oversteer
loose: make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
loose: a loose cannon: see cannon all hell breaks loose: see hell
loose: Free; not held, tied up or fastened
loose: indiscreet
loose: A term used to describe product that is no longer in its original packaging
loose: 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
loose: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
loose: turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"
loose: Lax; not costive; having lax bowels
loose: Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right
loose: Freedom from restraint
loose: Without packing
loose: not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
loose: To solve; to interpret
loose: A letting go; discharge
loose: Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture
loose: {s} free; released; untied; disconnected; slack; weak; not tight; unrestrained; wanton; careless; imprecise; not defined
loose: 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 "
loose: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
loose: 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
loose: Of a grip or hold, to let go
loose: 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
loose: 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"
loose: Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle
loose: Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book
loose: Not bound or tethered or leashed
loose: To let loose, to free from restraints
loose: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
loose: Slang: freewheeling; unfettered; tending to overbid or to bid dangerously
loose: the text block is coming loose from the binding at the hinges
loose: in a loose manner
loose: with from or of
loose: 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
loose: Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman
loose: 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
loose: not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
loose: To relax; to loosen; to make less strict
loose: To let go of the bowstring at full draw, ideally by relaxation of the fingers holding the bow string
loose: not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
loose: not affixed; "the stamp came loose"
loose: not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker"
loose: A player who plays many hands
loose: To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit
loose: (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
loose: Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning
loose: 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
loose: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
loose: To set sail
loose: Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc
loose: not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers" not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel" (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball" not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker" freely producing mucus; "a loose phlegmy cough" not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose" not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails" not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks" (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope" without restraint; "cows in India are running loose
loose: Having a tile loose Not quite of sound mind The head being the roof of the temple called the body Out on the loose Out on the spree; out of moral bounds
loose: If people or animals break loose or are set loose, they are no longer held, tied, or kept somewhere and can move around freely. She broke loose from his embrace and crossed to the window Why didn't you tell me she'd been set loose? = free
loose: To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve
loose: Also known as "oversteer", a car is said to be loose if the rear wheels lose traction with the pavement before the front wheels do This causes the car to fishtail as the rear end swings outward during turns
loose: A strategy which involves playing many hands
loose: To make less tight, to loosen
loose: not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"
loose: Playing loose simply means playing more hands and holding on to them longer In essence, loose with your cash A loose table is a table dominated (so to speak) by loose players Loose isn't always bad - excessively tight play can be equally costly, especially at high levels of play Looseness should not be confused with aggressiveness A loose call is a borderline inadvisable or even incorrect call He was playing so loose, it seemed like he was in every pot
loose: leaves the most visible space between characters and produces a longer string
loose: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
loose: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
loose: freely producing mucus; "a loose phlegmy cough"
loose: not tight or confined, as in: Someone left the gate open and my dog got loose
loose: (B) freewheeling; unfettered; tending to overbid or to bid dangerously
loose: Unconnected; rambling
loose: not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
loose: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
loose: Loose item may or maynot include accessories
loose: Too much steering A loose car turns too far and is hard to control
loose: If a person or an animal is on the loose, they are free because they have escaped from a person or place. Up to a thousand prisoners may be on the loose inside the jail
loose: Noncoherent when dry or moist; does not hold together in a mass
loose: A soil consistence term See also consistence
loose: emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
loose: {f} free, let go, release; make loose; untie, unfasten; shoot (arrow, gun, etc.)
loose: grant freedom to; free from confinement
loose: not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks"
loose: - The loose view is characterized by those who claim to be pre-tribulational futurists but often take prophecy written for Israel and suggest that it is being fulfilled today, during the church age This viewpoint holds that sometimes prophecy relating to the tribulation is being or has already been fulfilled in the current church age This is a weak, inconsistent application of futurism, since it commingles God's plan for Israel with His plan for the church at specific points of prophetic fulfillment This view is not in keeping with the dispensational tradition of separating Israel and the Church
loose: Clothes that are loose are rather large and do not fit closely. Wear loose clothes as they're more comfortable. = baggy tight + loosely loose·ly His shirt hung loosely over his thin shoulders
loose: promiscuous
loose: A board is loose when it feels "alive" on the water and responds well to foot pressure As a general rule a loose board is lightweight

looseness

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loose·ness

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[ 'lüs ] (adjective.) 13th century. From loose +‎ -ness.

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