Loose

lōōs, adj. slack, free: unbound: not confined: not compact: indefinite: vague: not strict: unrestrained: lax in principle: licentious: inattentive.— adj. Loose′-bod′ied , flowing.— n. Loose′-kir′tle , a wanton.— adv. Loose′ly .— ns. Loos′ener , a laxative; Loose′ne , the state of being loose: diarrhœa.— Loose box , a part of a stable where horses are kept untied.— Break loose , to escape from confinement; Give a loose to , to give free vent to; Let loose , to set at liberty. [A.S. leás , loose; from the same root as loose ( v.t. ) and lose , seen also in Goth. laus , Ger. los ; more prob. due to Ice. lau .]