LOOSE
verb
Definitions
- 1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve. Canst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion Job. xxxviii. 31. Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me. Matt. xxi. 2.
- 2. To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit. Art thou loosed from a wife seek not a wife. 1 Cor. vii. 27. Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matt. xvi. 19.
- 3. To relax; to loosen; to make less strict. The joints of his loins were loosed. Dan. v. 6.
- 4. To solve; to interpret. [Obs.] Spenser.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
LOOSE
(adjective)
1. Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book. Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat....
LOOSE
(noun)
1. Freedom from restraint. [Obs.] Prior.
2. A letting go; discharge. B. Jonson. To give a loose, to give freedom. Vent all its griefs, and give a loo...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
