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{
"antonyms": [
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"let loose\"",
"word": "bind"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"let loose\"",
"word": "constrain"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"unfasten\"",
"word": "bind"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"unfasten\"",
"word": "fasten"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"unfasten\"",
"word": "tie"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"make less tight\"",
"word": "tighten"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"of grip or hold\"",
"word": "tighten"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"archery\"",
"word": "fast"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "loose off"
}
],
"etymology_number": 1,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*lewh₁-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "loos"
},
"expansion": "Middle English loos",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "los"
},
"expansion": "los",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "lous"
},
"expansion": "lous",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "non",
"3": "lauss",
"4": ""
},
"expansion": "Old Norse lauss",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*lausaz"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lausaz",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "-less"
},
"expansion": "-less",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "leasing"
},
"expansion": "leasing",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*lewH-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lewH-",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*lū-",
"3": "",
"4": "to untie, set free, separate"
},
"expansion": "*lū- (“to untie, set free, separate”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "lyo-"
},
"expansion": "lyo-",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "-lysis"
},
"expansion": "-lysis",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-, *lū- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "looses",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "loosing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "loosed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "loosed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "loose (third-person singular simple present looses, present participle loosing, simple past and past participle loosed)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To let loose, to free from restraints."
],
"id": "en-loose-en-verb-CR-JK1Lq",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "76 4 3 11 1 4 1",
"sense": "let loose",
"word": "free"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 4 3 11 1 4 1",
"sense": "let loose",
"word": "release"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "osvoboždavam",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "освобождавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "deslligar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "loslaten"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "verlossen"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "vapauttaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "irrottaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "päästää"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "ceibar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "soltar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "lösen"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "lúō",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "λύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "scaoil"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "scaoil amach"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "soltar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "liberar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "libertar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osvoboždátʹ",
"sense": "to let loose",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "освобожда́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osvobodítʹ",
"sense": "to let loose",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "освободи́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvjázyvatʹ",
"sense": "to let loose",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отвя́зывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvjazátʹ",
"sense": "to let loose",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отвяза́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "soltar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "desatar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "liberar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "lossa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 3 2 15 2 8 1",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "tyajiñcu",
"sense": "to let loose",
"word": "త్యజించు"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To unfasten, to loosen."
],
"id": "en-loose-en-verb-GiQL85XA",
"links": [
[
"unfasten",
"unfasten"
],
[
"loosen",
"loosen"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To unfasten, to loosen."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "7 59 16 8 1 7 3",
"sense": "unfasten",
"word": "loosen"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 59 16 8 1 7 3",
"sense": "unfasten",
"word": "unbind"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 59 16 8 1 7 3",
"sense": "unfasten",
"word": "undo"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 59 16 8 1 7 3",
"sense": "unfasten",
"word": "unfasten"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 59 16 8 1 7 3",
"sense": "unfasten",
"word": "untie"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razvǎrzvam",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "развързвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "descordar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "losmaken"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "irrottaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "défaire"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "soltar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "desamarrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "lösen"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "lúō",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "λύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "scaoil"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "disfare"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "desamarrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "dezlega"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oslabljátʹ",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ослабля́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oslábitʹ",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "осла́бить"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razvjázyvatʹ",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "развя́зывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razvjazátʹ",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "развяза́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rasstjógivatʹ",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "расстёгивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rasstegnútʹ",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "расстегну́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "desabrochar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "desamarrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "soltar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 64 15 7 1 6 2",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "nidānimpajēyu",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "నిదానింపజేయు"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To make less tight, to loosen."
],
"id": "en-loose-en-verb-RwBKAbWr",
"links": [
[
"loosen",
"loosen"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To make less tight, to loosen."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "5 3 81 3 1 5 3",
"sense": "make less tight",
"word": "loosen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 3 81 3 1 5 3",
"sense": "make less tight",
"word": "relax"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 3 81 3 1 5 3",
"sense": "make less tight",
"word": "slacken"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razhlabvam",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "разхлабвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "afluixar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "löysätä"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "höllätä"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "afrouxar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "lockern"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "lúō",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "λύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "scaoil"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "tangatanga"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "tūtangatanga"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "afrouxar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oslabljátʹ",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ослабля́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oslábitʹ",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "осла́бить"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "aflojar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 1 84 3 1 4 2",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vadulu cēyu",
"sense": "to make less tight",
"word": "వదులు చేయు"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"Of a grip or hold, to let go."
],
"id": "en-loose-en-verb-ivhTQfqe",
"links": [
[
"let go",
"let go"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0",
"sense": "of grip or hold",
"word": "let go"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0 0 0",
"sense": "of grip or hold",
"word": "release"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "puskam",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "пускам"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "alliberar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "loslaten"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "päästää irti"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "soltar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "ceibar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "loslassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "missa"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "sleppa"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to let go",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "fyrirgjöra"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "scaoil"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to let go",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "puścić"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to let go",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "puszczać"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "soltar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otpuskátʹ",
"sense": "to let go",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отпуска́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otpustítʹ",
"sense": "to let go",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отпусти́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "soltar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 4 2 60 2 8 2",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "anumatiñcu",
"sense": "to let go",
"word": "అనుమతించు"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Archery",
"orig": "en:Archery",
"parents": [
"Sports",
"Weapons",
"Human activity",
"Hunting",
"Military",
"Tools",
"Human behaviour",
"Society",
"Technology",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To shoot (an arrow)."
],
"id": "en-loose-en-verb-CzoUR~8p",
"links": [
[
"archery",
"archery"
],
[
"shoot",
"shoot"
]
],
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"word": "luźny"
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"masculine"
],
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"masculine"
],
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"_dis1": "27 10 11 12 12 0 9 0 0 8 10 1 0 1",
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"_dis1": "27 10 11 12 12 0 9 0 0 8 10 1 0 1",
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"_dis1": "27 10 11 12 12 0 9 0 0 8 10 1 0 1",
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},
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"_dis1": "27 10 11 12 12 0 9 0 0 8 10 1 0 1",
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},
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"word": "lose"
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"word": "sciolto"
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"word": "luzem"
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"masculine"
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"text": "You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.",
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}
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[
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"held"
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[
"packaged",
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[
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"together"
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{
"text": "The dog is loose again.",
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},
{
"ref": "2020 October 15, Frank Pasquale, “‘Machines set loose to slaughter’: the dangerous rise of military AI”, in The Guardian",
"text": "The very idea of a machine set loose to slaughter is chilling.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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[
"control",
"control"
]
]
},
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{
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}
],
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],
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[
"fitting",
"fitting"
],
[
"closely",
"closely"
]
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}
]
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{
"text": "It is difficult walking on loose gravel.",
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},
{
"text": "a cloth of loose texture",
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}
],
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"compact"
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},
{
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
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"word": "los"
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{
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{
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"text": "She danced with a loose flowing movement.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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],
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}
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"code": "ca",
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"word": "relaxat"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "relaxed",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "relaxed",
"word": "ontspannen"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "relaxed",
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},
{
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "relaxed",
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},
{
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},
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{
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],
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},
{
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "relaxed",
"word": "løs"
},
{
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "relaxed",
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},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rassláblennyj",
"sense": "relaxed",
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},
{
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"code": "es",
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"word": "relajado"
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{
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"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vattiḍi lēkuṇḍā",
"sense": "relaxed",
"word": "వత్తిడి లేకుండా"
}
]
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{
"text": "a loose way of reasoning",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1858, William Whewell, The history of scientific ideas",
"text": "The comparison employed […] must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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],
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},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"text": "Loose talk costs lives.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Indiscreet."
],
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[
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]
],
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}
],
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"_dis1": "4 2 2 3 3 1 2 68 3 2 3 2 2 2",
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},
{
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"word": "löyhä"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "indiscreet",
"word": "huolimaton"
},
{
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"sense": "indiscreet",
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{
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "indiscreet",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
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{
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{
"code": "gl",
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"code": "gl",
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"code": "de",
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
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},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"word": "disfare"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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},
{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
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"code": "ru",
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"imperfective"
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"code": "bg",
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"code": "ca",
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"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"code": "gl",
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"code": "de",
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"code": "ga",
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"code": "mi",
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"word": "tangatanga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ca",
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"code": "nl",
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},
{
"code": "fi",
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},
{
"code": "gl",
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{
"code": "gl",
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"code": "de",
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"code": "is",
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{
"code": "is",
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{
"code": "is",
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{
"code": "ga",
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"word": "scaoil"
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ca",
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"word": "a few roos loose in the top paddock"
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"word": "loose socks"
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"ref": "2020 October 15, Frank Pasquale, “‘Machines set loose to slaughter’: the dangerous rise of military AI”, in The Guardian",
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"text": "It is difficult walking on loose gravel.",
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"text": "She danced with a loose flowing movement.",
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"text": "a loose way of reasoning",
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"text": "Loose talk costs lives.",
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"ref": "1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, section I",
"text": "In all these he was much and deeply read; / But not a page of any thing that's loose, / Or hints continuation of the species, / Was ever suffer'd, lest he should grow vicious.",
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"text": "He caught an elbow going after a loose ball.",
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"text": "The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net.",
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"ref": "2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport",
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]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(dated) Not costive; having lax bowels."
],
"tags": [
"dated"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood)."
],
"links": [
[
"stack",
"stack"
],
[
"disorganize",
"disorganize"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of volumes of materials) Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood)."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of volumes of materials"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"American English",
"English slang",
"en:Motor racing"
],
"glosses": [
"Having oversteer."
],
"links": [
[
"motor racing",
"motor racing"
],
[
"stock car",
"stock car"
],
[
"oversteer",
"oversteer"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(US, slang, motor racing, of a stock car) Having oversteer."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of a stock car"
],
"tags": [
"US",
"slang"
],
"topics": [
"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"motor-racing",
"racing",
"sports"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English slang",
"English vulgarities"
],
"glosses": [
"abnormally wide after multiple penetrations due to having had sexual intercourse multiple times."
],
"links": [
[
"anus",
"anus"
],
[
"vagina",
"vagina"
],
[
"penetration",
"penetration"
],
[
"sexual intercourse",
"sexual intercourse"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(slang, vulgar, of either a woman's anus or vagina) abnormally wide after multiple penetrations due to having had sexual intercourse multiple times."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of either a woman's anus or vagina"
],
"tags": [
"slang",
"vulgar"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/luːs/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-uːs"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-loose.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/27/En-us-loose.ogg/En-us-loose.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/En-us-loose.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
{
"enpr": "lo͞os"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "not fixed in place tightly or firmly",
"word": "unfastened"
},
{
"word": "unsecured"
},
{
"sense": "not held or packaged together",
"word": "separate"
},
{
"sense": "not held or packaged together",
"word": "unpackaged"
},
{
"sense": "not bound or tethered or leashed",
"word": "free"
},
{
"sense": "not bound or tethered or leashed",
"word": "untethered"
},
{
"sense": "not fitting closely",
"word": "baggy"
},
{
"word": "loose-fitting"
},
{
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "diffuse"
},
{
"word": "spaced out"
},
{
"word": "diffuse"
},
{
"sense": "relaxed",
"word": "loose-limbed"
},
{
"word": "relaxed"
},
{
"word": "carefree"
},
{
"sense": "indiscreet",
"word": "indiscreet"
},
{
"sense": "promiscuous",
"word": "promiscuous"
},
{
"word": "slutty"
},
{
"word": "tarty"
},
{
"word": "whorish"
},
{
"word": "promiscuous"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:loose",
"word": "loose"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:loose",
"word": "unstapled"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "faḍfāḍ",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "فَضْفَاض"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "arjak",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "արձակ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "arjakvac",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "արձակված"
},
{
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "mahiwas"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nezakrepen",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "незакрепен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nezavǎrzan",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "незавързан"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "fluix"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "鬆"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "sung¹",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "松"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "鬆動"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sōngdòng",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "松动"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "鬆弛"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sōngchí",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "松弛"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "volný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "los"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "loza"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "löysä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "irti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "lâche"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "mal fixé"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "frouxo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "solto"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "lose"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "locker"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chalarós",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "χαλαρός"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "khalarós",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "χαλαρός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "laza"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "scaoilte"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "scaoilteach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "sciolto"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yurunda",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "緩んだ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "rɔɔrɔlung",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "រលុង"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "heolleonghada",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "헐렁하다"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "şil",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "شل"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "sist"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "solūtus"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "longgar"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "tangatanga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "tangatanga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "tatere"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "kaupe"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "hāngengangenga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "takō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "tāwēwē"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "sail",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "सैल"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "løs"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "flus"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "gevşek",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "گوشك"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "laq",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "لق"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "harz",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "هرز"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "looss"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "luźny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "frouxo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "solto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neprivjázannyj",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "непривя́занный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neprikrepljónnyj",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "неприкреплённый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razvjázannyj",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "развя́занный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "of hair",
"roman": "raspúščennyj",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "распу́щенный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "sgaoilte"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "flojo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "suelto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "lös"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "gaṭṭigā bigiñcani",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "గట్టిగా బిగించని"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lǔuam",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "หลวม"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "gevşek"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "not fixed tightly",
"word": "rộng"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neopakovan",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "неопакован"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "los"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "irtonainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "irto-"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "à la pièce"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "lose"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chýma",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "χύμα"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "kimérve/súlyra kapható"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "lédig"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "csomagolatlan"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "ömlesztett"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "sciolto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "sfuso"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "løs"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "luzem"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not packaged",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "desembalado"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neupakóvannyj",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "неупако́ванный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not packaged",
"word": "suelto"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "şalaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "gen"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "hlabav",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "хлабав"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "volný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "ruim"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "väljä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "avara"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"tags": [
"Quebec",
"slang"
],
"word": "lousse"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "ample"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "pas serré"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "evrýchoros",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ευρύχωρος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "khalarós",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "χαλαρός"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "scaoilte"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "şil",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "شل"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "fireh"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "laxus"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "tangatanga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "ango"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "mahaki"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "løs"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "løs"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "laus"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "gošâd",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "گشاد"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "luźny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "frouxo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "largo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prostórnyj",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "просто́рный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "širókij",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "широ́кий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "svobódnyj",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "свобо́дный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "sgaoilte"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "gaṭṭigā kaṭṭani",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "గట్టిగా కట్టని"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lǔuam",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "หลวม"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "bol"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vilʹnyj",
"sense": "not fitting tightly",
"word": "вільний"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rohkav",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "рохкав"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "fluix"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not compact",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sypký"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "los"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "mul"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "irtonainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "irto-"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "mal fixé"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "meuble"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "solto"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "scaoilte"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "sciolto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "slegato"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "løs"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sost",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "سست"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "sypki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not compact",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "solto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rýxlyj",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "ры́хлый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neutrambóvannyj",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "неутрамбо́ванный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not compact",
"word": "sgaoilte"
},
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