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loose

US: /ˈɫus/

UK: /lˈuːs/

English Vietnamese dictionary

loose /lu:s/

tính từ
- lỏng, không chặt, chùng, không căng, không khít, rời ra, lung lay, long ra, lòng thòng
  - loose hair: tóc không bím lại, tóc buông xoã
  - loose sheets: những tờ giấy rời
  - a loose tooth: cái răng lung lay
  - a loose screw: cái ốc long ra, ốc vặn không chặt
  - with a loose rein: thả lỏng dây cương; một cách phóng túng, thoải mái
- rộng lùng thùng, lùng nhùng (quần áo)
- xốp, mềm, dễ cày, dễ làm tơi (đất)
- lẻ, nhỏ (tiền)
  - loose cash: tiền xu, tiền lẻ
- mơ hồ, không rõ ràng, không chính xác; không chặt chẽ, phóng (lý luận, dịch, viết văn...)
  - a loose translation: sự dịch phóng; bản dịch phóng
  - loose argument: lý lẽ không chặt chẽ, lý lẽ mơ hồ
- phóng đâng, phóng túng, không nghiêm, không chặt chẽ, ẩu, bừa bâi... (đạo đức, tính tình, kỷ luật...)
  - loose morals: đạo đức không nghiêm
  - a loose fish: kẻ phóng đãng
  - a loose build; a loose make: dáng người thườn thượt
  - loose handwriting: chữ viết nguệch ngoạc
- (y học) yếu, hay ỉa chảy (ruột)
- to be at a loose end
  - nhàn rỗi, ăn không ngồi rồi, vô công rỗi nghề
- to break loose
  - (xem) break
- to cast loose
  - (hàng hải) thả dây
- to get loose from
  - gỡ ra, tháo ra, thoát ra
- to have a loose tongue
  - ăn nói ba hoa, nói năng bừa bãi
- to have a tile loose
  - mắc bệnh loạn óc, mất trí, ngớ ngẩn
- to let (set) loose
  - thả lỏng, buông lỏng, cho tự do
- to play fast and loose
  - (xem) fast

danh từ
- sự buông lỏng, sự trút, sự tuôn ra
  - to give a loose to one's feelings: trút hết tình cảm, để tình cảm tuôn ra
  - to be on the loose: ăn chơi lu bù, rượu chè trai gái

ngoại động từ
- thả lỏng, buông lỏng, thả ra, cởi ra, tháo ra, buông ra, nới ra, làm rời ra, gỡ ra
- (hàng hải) thả (dây buộc, buồm)
- (+ at) bắn ra, phóng ra (viên đạn, mũi tên...)

nội động từ
- (+ at) bắn vào (ai)
- to loose hold
  - buông ra, bỏ ra
- to loose someone's tongue
  - làm ai mở miệng nói được, không líu lưỡi nữa
- làm cho nói ba hoa
  - a few cups of alcohol loosed his tongue: vài chén rượu làm cho hắn ăn nói ba hoa

Advanced English dictionary

adjective, verb, noun
+ adjective (looser, loosest)
not fixed / tied
1 not firmly fixed where it should be; able to become separated from sth: a loose button / tooth + Check that the plug has not come loose.
2 not tied together; not held in position by anything or contained in anything: She usually wears her hair loose. + The potatoes were sold loose, not in bags.
3 [not usually before noun] free to move around without control; not tied up or shut in somewhere: The sheep had got out and were loose on the road. + The horse had broken loose (= escaped) from its tether. + During the night, somebody had cut the boat loose from its moorings.
clothes
4 not fitting closely: a loose jacket / shirt + The jeans are a little on the loose side.
Antonym: TIGHT
not solid / hard
5 not tightly packed together; not solid or hard: loose soil + a fabric with a loose weave
not strict / exact
6 not strictly organized or controlled: a loose alliance / coalition / federation + a loose association of artists, writers and composers
7 not exact; not very careful: a loose translation + loose thinking
immoral
8 [usually before noun] (old-fashioned) having or involving an attitude to sexual relationships that people consider to be immoral: a young man of loose morals
ball
9 (sport) not in any player's control: He pounced on a loose ball.
body waste
10 having too much liquid in it: a baby with loose bowel movements
looseness noun [U]
Idioms: break / cut / tear (sth) loose from sb/sth to separate yourself or sb/sth from a group of people or their influence, etc: The organization broke loose from its sponsors. + He cut himself loose from his family.
hang / stay loose (informal, especially AmE) to remain calm; to not worry: It's OK-hang loose and stay cool.
have a loose tongue to talk too much, especially about things that are private
let loose (BrE) (AmE cut loose) (informal) to do sth or to happen in a way that is not controlled: Teenagers need a place to let loose.
let loose sth to make a noise or remark, especially in a loud or sudden way: She let loose a stream of abuse.
let sb/sth loose
1 to free sb/sth from whatever holds them/it in place: She let her hair loose and it fell around her shoulders. + Who's let the dog loose?
2 to give sb complete freedom to do what they want in a place or situation: He was at last let loose in the kitchen. + A team of professionals were let loose on the project.
more at FAST adv., HELL, SCREW n.
+ verb [VN] (formal)
release
1 ~ sth (on / upon sb/sth) to release sth or let it happen or be expressed in an uncontrolled way: His speech loosed a tide of nationalist sentiment.
make sth loose
2 to make sth loose, especially sth that is tied or held tightly: He loosed the straps that bound her arms.
fire bullets
3 ~ sth (off) (at sb/sth) to fire bullets, arrows, etc.
Help Note: Do not confuse this verb with to lose = 'to be unable to find sth'.
+ noun
Idioms: on the loose (of a person or an animal) having escaped from somewhere; free: Three prisoners are still on the loose.

Thesaurus dictionary

adj.

1 unattached, unconnected, disconnected, detached, free, unsecured, unfastened, movable:

I have a loose tooth. The vacuum cleaner will pick up any loose bits

2 unconfined, untied, unfettered, released, freed, unshackled, unchained; free, at liberty, at large, on the loose, untrammelled:

In Pamplona, they allow loose bulls to run through the streets to the arena

3 unconfining, free-flowing, flowing, baggy, slack, hanging:

That skirt is loose on you since you lost weight.

4 disordered, disorganized, unbound, untied, messy; strewn or spread or tossed or thrown about or around, scattered (about or around), in disorder, in disarray, dispersed:

On the desk was a loose pile of papers.

5 rambling, disconnected, unstructured, unconnected, discontinuous, non-specific, unspecific, indefinite, imprecise, inexact, inaccurate, free, broad, rough, offhand, casual, careless, untidy, sloppy, slapdash, general, vague:

He gave a loose description of his assailant. A loose translation does not convey the flavour of the original

6 lax, relaxed, negligent, careless, sloppy:

Discipline has been quite loose around here lately.

7 wanton, dissolute, debauched, immoral, promiscuous, abandoned, fast, libertine, profligate, licentious, lewd, perverted, corrupt:

She was quickly gaining a reputation for being a loose woman.

adv.

8 break loose. escape, flee:

The boy broke loose from my grasp and ran to greet his mother.

9 hang or stay loose. relax, stay or keep calm or cool, cool off or down, sit back, take it easy:

Hang loose and everything will be all right.

10 let or set or turn loose. discharge, let go (with); emit, give out (with), fire:

They let him loose after questioning. She let loose a stream of invective like a fishwife.

11 let go, (set) free, release, let or set or turn loose; liberate, deliver:

Ten thousand balloons were loosed in the celebration.

12 untie, undo, unfasten, let go, disengage, relax, ease, loosen, slacken;, cast off:

Loose these ropes, please.

13 let go, let fly, fire, discharge, shoot, unleash, deliver:

We loosed a devastating barrage at the enemy.

Collocation dictionary

¹ not firmly fixed

VERBS

be, feel, seem

One of the bricks feels slightly loose.

| come, shake, work

The top of the tap has come loose. A screw had worked loose from the door handle.

| prise sth

ADV.

a bit, rather, slightly

² not tied back

VERBS

be, hang

Her hair hung loose about her shoulders.

| leave sth, wear sth

Shall I wear my hair loose?

³ not shut in or tied up

VERBS

be | cut

(figurative),

break, get

The animals had broken loose from their pens. (figurative) The organization broke loose from its sponsors. He felt he had to cut loose from his family.

| let sth, turn sth

I'm going to let the dogs loose.

Concise English dictionary

looses|loosed|loosing|looser|loosestluːs
verb
+grant freedom to; free from confinement
+turn loose or free from restraint
+make loose or looser
+become loose or looser or less tight
adj.
+not restrained or confined or attached
+not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
+(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
+not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
+not officially recognized or controlled
+not literal
+emptying easily or excessively
+not affixed
+not tense or taut
+(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
+not fixed firmly or tightly
+lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
+not carefully arranged in a package
+freely producing mucus
+having escaped, especially from confinement
+casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
+not bound or fastened or gathered together
adv.
+without restraint