What part of speech is loose?

Loose can be categorized as an adjective, a verb and an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. loose is a verb, present, 1st person singular of loose (infinitive).
  • 2. loose is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. loose is an adjective.
  • 4. loose is an adverb.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • loose 
    more loose
    most loose
  • Positive: loose 
  • Comparative: more loose
  • Superlative: most loose

Adjective to adverb

  • adjective: loose
  • adverb: loosely 

What does loose mean?

Definitions

Adjective
loose - not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
loose - not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
loose - not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
loose - (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
loose - not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
loose - (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
loose - casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
loose - emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"
loose - not affixed; "the stamp came loose"
loose - lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
loose - not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
loose - 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"
loose - not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"

Adverb
loose - without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"

Verb
loose - To let loose, to free from restraints.
loose - To unfasten, to loosen.
loose - To make less tight, to loosen.
loose - Of a grip or hold, to let go .
loose - To shoot.
loose - To set sail .

Noun
loose - The release of an arrow.
loose - A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
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Examples of loose

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Loose gravel.
2. adj. Loose clothing.
3. adj. The large shoes were very loose.
4. adj. The old man's skin hung loose and grey.
5. adj. A loose ball.
6. adj. A box of loose nails.
7. adj. A loose weave.
8. adj. He was told to avoid loose (or light) women.
9. adj. Loose bowels.
10. adj. The stamp came loose.
11. adj. A loose tongue.
12. adj. A loose interpretation of what she had been told.
13. adj. Dogs loose on the streets.
14. adj. Criminals on the loose in the neighborhood.
15. adj. A loose organization of the local farmers.
16. adv. Cows in India are running loose.
17. adv. Bill Clinton understood this at the end of his term in office yet, under Colin Powell (who appears to have an affinity for generals active in politics), the pendulum of U.S. policy has once again swung toward a quixotic effort to prize at least the Valley of Kashmir loose from India.
18. adv. The U.S. State Department and the misnamed think tanks that follow its lead have held numerous conferences on Kashmir and, in most of them, the solution that has emerged is a valley prized loose from Indian control and under its own version of Ibrahim Rugova.
19. adv. "All hell broke loose.''
20. adv. Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
21. adv. I usually cut loose a bit and drink plenty before a day off work but if my drinks are cut with tochu tea then I get absolutely no hangover.
22. adv. She wears her hair loose.
23. adv. I've cut loose all ties with my old friends.
24. adv. All hell broke loose when the teacher left the classroom.
25. adv. Let loose and have some fun.
26. adv. Mary shook her hair loose.
27. adv. Get loose.
28. adv. Mary let her hair loose.
29. adv. If the screw is oily or greasy, it will work loose.
30. verb Iran in particular feared that Qanooni would loose and then be politically isolated from the mainstream.
31. verb Maybe I'm missing something here, but how, exactly, does one 'Loose' 200,000 AK47's?
32. verb I have seen horses Loose Nails On there Own And do just fine with ONE nail gone Now if he had left out 2 or 3 I would be wondering to...
33. verb I will let myself loose.
34. verb He took hold of my arm and never let me loose.
35. verb Isn't it better to get drunk and cut loose once in a while and blow off the tension of daily frustration?
36. verb I had to let loose a bit.
37. verb Then they turned their faces towards each other and they did not loose each other's hands.
38. verb Then bids the crews unbind / the stern-ropes, loose the sheets and spread them to the wind.
39. verb Thou shalt live by the sword, and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck.
40. verb I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Sentence  
adj.
Loose gravel.
Loose clothing.
The large shoes were very loose.
The old man's skin hung loose and grey.
A loose ball.
A box of loose nails.
A loose weave.
He was told to avoid loose (or light) women.
Loose bowels.
The stamp came loose.
A loose tongue.
A loose interpretation of what she had been told.
Dogs loose on the streets.
Criminals on the loose in the neighborhood.
A loose organization of the local farmers.
adv.
Cows in India are running loose.
Bill Clinton understood this at the end of his term in office yet, under Colin Powell (who appears to have an affinity for generals active in politics), the pendulum of U.S. policy has once again swung toward a quixotic effort to prize at least the Valley of Kashmir loose from India.
The U.S. State Department and the misnamed think tanks that follow its lead have held numerous conferences on Kashmir and, in most of them, the solution that has emerged is a valley prized loose from Indian control and under its own version of Ibrahim Rugova.
"All hell broke loose.''
Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
I usually cut loose a bit and drink plenty before a day off work but if my drinks are cut with tochu tea then I get absolutely no hangover.
She wears her hair loose.
I've cut loose all ties with my old friends.
All hell broke loose when the teacher left the classroom.
Let loose and have some fun.
Mary shook her hair loose.
Get loose.
Mary let her hair loose.
If the screw is oily or greasy, it will work loose.
verb
Iran in particular feared that Qanooni would loose and then be politically isolated from the mainstream.
Maybe I'm missing something here, but how, exactly, does one 'Loose' 200,000 AK47's?
I have seen horses Loose Nails On there Own And do just fine with ONE nail gone Now if he had left out 2 or 3 I would be wondering to...
I will let myself loose.
He took hold of my arm and never let me loose.
Isn't it better to get drunk and cut loose once in a while and blow off the tension of daily frustration?
I had to let loose a bit.
Then they turned their faces towards each other and they did not loose each other's hands.
Then bids the crews unbind / the stern-ropes, loose the sheets and spread them to the wind.
Thou shalt live by the sword, and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck.
I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
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