adjective / verb / adverb
loose
LOOS/luːs/
Not held within tight attachments or restraints.
The loose chair joint wobbles when I press against it.
Etymology
Old Norse lauss joins physical looseness with being free or unencumbered. English preserves that idea of freedom from restraint in things that are not securely attached, tightly fitting, or confined.
In context
if you ride loose trucks you're gonna enjoy aces better for a fact if you're someone that's like super tight trucks you're probably not gonna enjoy aces
More examples
- She wears a loose shirt on hot days.
- Loose gravel shifts under our feet.
- The dogs run loose inside the fenced yard.
- We have a loose plan for the weekend.
Forms
loose · looses · loosed · loosing · looser · loosest
loosen verb — To make or become less tight.
loosely adverb — Without tight attachment, restraint, or precision.