Loose: alternatives and connections

Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a bag; flabby; as, baggy trousers; baggy cheeks.

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Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a bag; flabby; as, baggy trousers; baggy cheeks.

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Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; ro…

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Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; ro…

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Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

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Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

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Rough; disagreeable; grating

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Rough; disagreeable; grating

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Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.

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Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.

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Nor responsible; not liable or able to answer fro consequences; innocent.

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Nor responsible; not liable or able to answer fro consequences; innocent.

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Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

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Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular…

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Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular…

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of Shift

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of Shift

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Full of silt; resembling silt.

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Full of silt; resembling silt.

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Wet, so as to spatter easily; wet, as with something slopped over; muddy; plashy; as, a sloppy place, walk, road.

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Wet, so as to spatter easily; wet, as with something slopped over; muddy; plashy; as, a sloppy place, walk, road.

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Not chaste; not continent; lewd.

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Not chaste; not continent; lewd.

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Infirm.

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Infirm.

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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.

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To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

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A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat.

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A word; an oral utterance.

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To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the…

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To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.

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of Run

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Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

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To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.

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To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.

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To free from chains or slavery; to let loose.

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To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it.

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To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant.

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The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.

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The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.

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The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles.

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The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles.

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of Loosen

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of Loosen

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The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.

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The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.

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To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a…

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To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the…

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Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

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Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

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At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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of Escape

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Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

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Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

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Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

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Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spi…

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To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind…

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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a…

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Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

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Consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without order; mingled; confused; undistinguished; as, a promiscuous crowd or mass.

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To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the…

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To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

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Like a slut; untidy; indecently negligent of cleanliness; disorderly; as, a sluttish woman.

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To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to release; as, to unleash dogs.

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To make loose; to loosen; to set free.

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To loosen; to unloose.

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Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive.

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of Affix

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of Affix

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Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.

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To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.

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of Tie

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of Tie

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