loose

You might be confusing the word loose with lose. These words are commonly misused.

Pronunciation

• enPR: /loo͞s/
• IPA ^(key): /luːs/
• SAMPA: /lu:s/

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Adjective

Positive loose

Comparative looser

Superlative loosest

1. If something is loose, it moves easily or may come away from what it is attached to.

   His tooth is loose and will probably come out in a day or two.

2. If something is loose, it does not fit closely.

   My pants are so loose that they keep falling down.

Antonyms

• tight

Idioms

• at loose ends
• hang loose
• on the loose