Lose vs. Loose
Loseverb
(transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
Loseverb
To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
Loseverb
(transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
Loseverb
(transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
Loseverb
(transitive) To shed (weight).
Loseverb
(transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
Loseverb
(transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
Loseverb
(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
Loseverb
(transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
Loseverb
To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
Loseverb
Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
Loseverb
To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
Loseverb
To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
Loseverb
To cause to part with; to deprive of.
Losenoun
(obsolete) Fame, renown; praise.
Loseverb
To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.
Loseverb
To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health.
Loseverb
Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
Loseverb
To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
Loseverb
To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
Loseverb
To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
Loseverb
To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said.
Loseverb
To cause to part with; to deprive of.
Loseverb
To prevent from gaining or obtaining.
Loseverb
To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.
Loseverb
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense;
Loseverb
fail to win;
Loseverb
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal;
Loseverb
place (something) where one cannot find it again;
Loseverb
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of;
Loseverb
allow to go out of sight;
Loseverb
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit;
Loseverb
fail to get or obtain;
Loseverb
retreat
Loseverb
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind;
Loseverb
be set at a disadvantage;
Loseverb
be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)
Loseverb
cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something)
Loseverb
be deprived of (a relative or friend) through their death
Loseverb
(of a pregnant woman) miscarry (a baby) or suffer the death of (a baby) during childbirth
Loseverb
be destroyed or killed, especially as a result of an accident or military action
Loseverb
decrease in (body weight); undergo a reduction of (a specified amount of weight)
Loseverb
(of a watch or clock) become slow by (a specified amount of time)
Loseverb
become unable to control one's temper or emotions
Loseverb
become unable to find (something or someone)
Loseverb
cease or become unable to follow (the right route)
Loseverb
evade or shake off (a pursuer)
Loseverb
get rid of (an undesirable person or thing)
Loseverb
cause (someone) to be unable to follow an argument or explanation
Loseverb
be or become deeply absorbed in (something)
Loseverb
fail to win (a game or contest)
Loseverb
cause (someone) to fail to win (a game or contest)
Loseverb
earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent
Loseverb
waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity)
Looseverb
(transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
Looseverb
(transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.
Looseverb
(transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
Looseverb
(intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go.
Looseverb
(archery) to shoot (an arrow)
Looseverb
(obsolete) To set sail.
Looseverb
(obsolete) To solve; to interpret.
Looseadjective
Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
Looseadjective
Not held or packaged together.
Looseadjective
Not under control.
Looseadjective
Not fitting closely
Looseadjective
Not compact.
Looseadjective
Relaxed.
Looseadjective
Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
Looseadjective
Indiscreet.
Looseadjective
(dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
Looseadjective
Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
Looseadjective
(dated) Not costive; having lax bowels.
Loosenoun
(archery) The release of an arrow.
Loosenoun
(obsolete) A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
Loosenoun
(rugby) All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
Loosenoun
Freedom from restraint.
Loosenoun
A letting go; discharge.
Looseinterjection
(archery) begin shooting; release your arrows
Looseadjective
Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.
Looseadjective
Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc.; - with from or of.
Looseadjective
Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
Looseadjective
Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture.
Looseadjective
Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning.
Looseadjective
Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.
Looseadjective
Unconnected; rambling.
Looseadjective
Lax; not costive; having lax bowels.
Looseadjective
Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.
Looseadjective
Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle.
Loosenoun
Freedom from restraint.
Loosenoun
A letting go; discharge.
Loose
To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
Loose
To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
Loose
To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
Loose
To solve; to interpret.
Looseverb
To set sail.
Looseverb
grant freedom to; free from confinement
Looseverb
turn loose or free from restraint;
Looseverb
make loose or looser;
Looseverb
become loose or looser or less tight;
Looseadjective
not restrained or confined or attached;
Looseadjective
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement;
Looseadjective
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player;
Looseadjective
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
Looseadjective
not officially recognized or controlled;
Looseadjective
not literal;
Looseadjective
emptying easily or excessively;
Looseadjective
not affixed;
Looseadjective
not tense or taut;
Looseadjective
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps;
Looseadjective
not fixed firmly or tightly;
Looseadjective
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;
Looseadjective
not carefully arranged in a package;
Looseadjective
freely producing mucus;
Looseadjective
having escaped, especially from confinement;
Looseadjective
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;
Looseadjective
not bound or fastened or gathered together;
Looseadverb
without restraint;
Looseadjective
not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached
Looseadjective
not held or tied together or contained within something
Looseadjective
(of a person or animal) not tied up or shut in
Looseadjective
(of faeces) containing excessive liquid
Looseadjective
(of the ball or puck in a game) in play but not in any player's possession.
Looseadjective
(of a garment) not fitting tightly or closely
Looseadjective
not close, compact, or solid in structure or formation
Looseadjective
not rigidly organized
Looseadjective
relaxed; physically slack
Looseadjective
(of play, especially in rugby) with the players not close together.
Looseadjective
not strict or exact
Looseadjective
careless and indiscreet in what is said
Looseadjective
(of play in cricket) inaccurate or careless
Looseadjective
engaging in casual sexual encounters or relationships
Loosenoun
loose play
Looseverb
set free; release
Looseverb
make (something) loose; untie or undo
Looseverb
relax (one's grip)
Looseverb
fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.)
