Read the dictionary definition of loose. All definitions for this word.
1. become loose or looser or less tight
1. The noose loosened
2. the rope relaxed
2. make loose or looser
1. loosen the tension on a rope
3. turn loose or free from restraint
1. let loose mines
2. Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
4. grant freedom to; free from confinement
5. not affixed
1. the stamp came loose
6. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
1. her easy virtue
2. he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
3. wanton behavior
7. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
1. loose gravel
8. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
1. a loose ball
9. emptying easily or excessively
1. loose bowels
10. not literal
1. a loose interpretation of what she had been told
2. a free translation of the poem
11. having escaped, especially from confinement
1. a convict still at large
2. searching for two escaped prisoners
3. dogs loose on the streets
4. criminals on the loose in the neighborhood
12. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
1. loose clothing
2. the large shoes were very loose
13. not officially recognized or controlled
1. an informal agreement
2. a loose organization of the local farmers
14. not carefully arranged in a package
1. a box of loose nails
15. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
1. idle talk
2. a loose tongue
16. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
1. an open texture
2. a loose weave
17. not tense or taut
1. the old man's skin hung loose and grey
2. slack and wrinkled skin
3. slack sails
4. a slack rope
5. a slack grip
18. without restraint
1. cows in India are running loose