Wondering how to hyphenate the English word looses? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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Grant freedom to Free from confinement |
| 2. |
Turn loose or free from restraint Let loose mines Loose terrible plagues upon humanity |
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Make loose or looser Loosen the tension on a rope |
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Become loose or looser or less tight The noose loosened The rope relaxed |
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Not compact or dense in structure or arrangement Loose gravel |
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(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player A loose ball |
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Not tight Not closely constrained or constricted or constricting Loose clothing The large shoes were very loose |
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Not officially recognized or controlled An informal agreement A loose organization of the local farmers |
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Not literal A loose interpretation of what she had been told A free translation of the poem |
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Emptying easily or excessively Loose bowels |
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Not affixed The stamp came loose |
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Not tense or taut The old man's skin hung loose and grey Slack and wrinkled skin Slack sails A slack rope |
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(of textures) full of small openings or gaps An open texture A loose weave |
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Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility Idle talk A loose tongue |
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Not carefully arranged in a package A box of loose nails |
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Having escaped, especially from confinement A convict still at large Searching for two escaped prisoners Dogs loose on the streets Criminals on the loose in the neighborhood |
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Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior Her easy virtue He was told to avoid loose (or light) women Wanton behavior |
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Without restraint Cows in India are running loose |