Phrase Hound found 147 phrases and 29 compound words that contain loose. The most common are listed below. Open loose in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 147
- let looseTo free; to release from restraint.
- loose endsLeftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.
- loose changeSynonym of small change (“coins in the pocket, ready to spend”).
- loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose from its moorings on a ship during battle or storm, with the potential to cause serious damage to the ship and her crew.
- fast and looseA cheating game played at fairs by sharpers.
- all hell breaks looseThe situation becomes chaotic or characterized by conflict or rage.
- break looseTo escape; to free oneself.
- loose-leafAlternative form of looseleaf (“consisting of loose pages”).
- cut looseTo loosen or set free someone or something.
- loose endThe end of a rope that has not been fastened.
- loose womanA sexually promiscuous woman, or a prostitute.
- loose lips sink shipsSaying too much or releasing confidential information can have dangerous consequences.
- loose-handedWith open hand (as opposed to a fist).
- loose boxA separate compartment of a building in which livestock are free to move about; especially a form of stable for horses.
- loose couplingA low-level interdependent coupling between program modules.
- have a screw looseTo be insane, irrational, or eccentric.
- breaking loosepresent participle and gerund of break loose
- cutting loosepresent participle and gerund of cut loose
- loose connectionsplural of loose connection: a defective or imperfect connection in electric wiring, as in a headphone cable or plug
- loose headAlternative form of loosehead: prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead)
- loose motiondiarrhea
- loose womenplural of loose woman: A sexually promiscuous woman, or a prostitute.
- loose lipsplural of loose lip: The practice or characteristic of being overly talkative, especially with respect to inadvertently revealing information which is private or confidential.
- loose socksA style of baggy socks worn by Japanese schoolgirls as part of kogal culture.
- loose-fittingBaggy, not tight.
Compound words 29
- looselyIn a loose manner.
- footlooseTending to travel or do as one pleases; readily without many commitments or responsibility.
- looseleafLined paper, usually collected in a binder.
- unlooseTo loosen or undo (something that entangles, fastens, holds, or interlocks).
- looseheadprop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead)
- alooseFree from restraints.
- looseyA single cigarette, especially one sold individually.
- looseheadedCrazy, demented.
- ultralooseExtremely loose.
- unloosableThat cannot be loosened.