loose

To let loose, to free from restraints.

Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me.

"Ay, and one was nigh to being slain by the hot-pot to be eaten of those brutes, thy children, and had not the others fought gallantly they too had been slain, and not even I could have called back the life which had been loosed from the body."

To unfasten, to loosen.

To make less tight, to loosen.

Of a grip or hold, to let go.

To shoot (an arrow).

Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.

This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel.

Not held or packaged together.

You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.

Not under control.

The dog is loose again.

The very idea of a machine set loose to slaughter is chilling.

Not fitting closely.

I wear loose clothes when it is hot.

Not compact.

It is difficult walking on loose gravel.

a cloth of loose texture

The release of an arrow.

In throwing a Dart, or Iavelin, wee force back our armes, to make our loose the stronger.

A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.

They give a loose to their feelings on proper occasions.

All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).

The defeat will leave manager Martin Johnson under pressure after his gamble of pairing Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood at 10 and 12 failed to ignite the England back line, while his forwards were repeatedly second best at the set-piece and in the loose.

Freedom from restraint.

Vent all its griefs, and give a loose to sorrow.

The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum; after which the former gave a loose to mirth, sang two or three amorous songs, and fell into every frantic disorder which unbridled joy is apt to inspire […]

A letting go; discharge.