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Looses

The release of an arrow.

📖 Definitions of "Looses"

noun
  1. 1

    The release of an arrow.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    Freedom from restraint.

verb
  1. 1

    To let loose, to free from restraints.

  2. 2

    To unfasten, to loosen.

  3. 3

    To make less tight, to loosen.

  4. 4

    Of a grip or hold, to let go.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Looses"

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WordDefinition
let looseverb(transitive, idiomatic) To free; to release from restraint.
unleashverb(figurative) To let go; to release.
releaseverb(transitive) To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
unlooseverb(transitive) To free (someone or something) from a constraint; (figuratively) to release (something which has been suppressed, such as emotions or objectionable things).
loosenverb(transitive) To make loose.
liberateverb(transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
escapedHaving escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.
flyawaynoun(of hair) Soft, light, unruly, and difficult to set into a style.
relaxverb(intransitive) To rest and become relieved of stress.
slackverbTo refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
friableEasily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
shiftingnounA shift or change; a shifting movement.
openverbTo make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
idleverb(intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
easyverb(rowing) Synonym of easy-oar.
wantonverb(intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
coarseLacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
unfirmNot firm; not strong or stable; feeble; infirm.
promiscuousHaving many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.
inexactImperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.

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