Clues for the word "LOOSE"

We've had 220 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 599 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on April 07, 2026.

Definition of loose

superl. - Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.
superl. - Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; -- with from or of.
superl. - Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
superl. - Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture.
superl. - Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning.
superl. - Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.
superl. - Unconnected; rambling.
superl. - Lax; not costive; having lax bowels.
superl. - Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.
superl. - Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle.
n. - Freedom from restraint.
n. - A letting go; discharge.
a. - To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
a. - To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
a. - To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
a. - To solve; to interpret.
v. i. - To set sail.