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loose (iou)



loose verb. [lu:s] ME.
[from the adjective.]
verb trans. Let loose or set free (from); release (lit. & fig.) from bonds, fetters, or physical restraint; free (the lips, tongue, etc.) from constraint. ME.
Bible (AV): Isaiah 51:14 The captiue exile hasteneth that he may be loosed. W. de la Mare Loosed from remorse and hope and love's distress. New Yorker The industry's reluctance to loose information on the non-expert world.
b. verb intrans. In biblical allusions: set people free, release people. Chiefly in to bind and to loose. LME.
a. verb trans. Undo, untie, unfasten (fetters, a knot); break (a seal). ME.
Shelley Throw back their heads and loose their streaming hair. J. Buchan I broke one of the bootlaces..and loosed the other.
b. verb trans. Unlock or unpack (a chest etc.); unpack (goods) from a container. Chiefly Scot. LME.
c. verb trans. Detach, cast loose, let go, (chiefly Nautical, from moorings etc.). Formerly also, remove (an article of clothing) from the body. LME.
d. verb trans. & intrans. Detach the team from (a plough etc.). Scot. L15.
e. verb trans. Unjoin or unclasp (hands). M-L16.
verb trans. Weaken the adhesion or attachment of; make unstable or insecure in position. Now arch. & Scot. ME.
Bible (AV): Ecclesiasticus 22:16 As timber girt and bound together in a building, cannot be loosed with shaking.
verb trans. Break up, dissolve, do away with. Chiefly fig. ME-E19.
verb trans. Break (faith); violate (a peace). LME-M16.
Nautical.
a. verb trans. Weigh (an anchor). LME-M16.
b. verb intrans. Weigh anchor. E16.
a. verb trans. Shoot or let fly (an arrow); let off (a gun); transf. & fig. give vent to, emit, cause or allow to proceed from one. LME.
C. Causley Occasionally he looses a scared glance. K. Crossley-Holland He..loosed an arrow at a luckless bird.
b. verb intrans. Shoot, let fly. Now usu. foll. by off. LME.
Daily News Artillerymen dashed forward..and loosed on the foe.
verb trans. Make loose or slack; relax. arch. exc. in loose hold (colloq.), let go. LME.
b. Relax or loosen (the bowels). LME-M17.
verb trans. Redeem, release or obtain by payment; pay for. Scot. LME.
verb trans. Scots Law. Withdraw (an arrestment). E16.
verb trans. Solve, explain. L16-M17.
verb intrans. Finish working; (of a school, factory, etc.) close, disperse, break up. dial. L17.
looser noun E16.