grant freedom to; free from confinement

turn loose or free from restraint

make loose or looser

become loose or looser or less tight

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

lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

not carefully arranged in a package

having escaped, especially from confinement

casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

without restraint

a person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous

work that is left incomplete

fire as from a gun

a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows

disease of grains; the entire head is a dusty mass of spores

a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores

a woman adulterer

not fitting closely; hanging loosely

loosely articulated or constructed

having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw

lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head

being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged

in a relaxed manner; not rigid

in a loose manner

without regard to specific details or exceptions

knitted in a loose manner

having only distant social or legal ties

make loose or looser

make less severe or strict

become less severe or strict

disentangle and raise the fibers of

cause to become loose

make less dense

become loose or looser or less tight

cause to become unblocked

become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

cause to feel relaxed

straightened out

frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

freedom from restraint