loose in All languages combined

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "loose",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looser",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loosest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His tooth is loose and will probably come out in a day or two."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is loose, it moves easily or may come away from what it is attached to."
      ],
      "id": "simple-loose-en-adj-JEWBqhzQ"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My pants are so loose that they keep falling down."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is loose, it does not fit closely."
      ],
      "id": "simple-loose-en-adj-fizsPmFe"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a loose woman"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a woman is has loose morals, she is sexually unrestrained."
      ],
      "id": "simple-loose-en-adj-6l2deGoS"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "/loo͞s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/luːs/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/lu:s/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-loose.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "loose"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "loose",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looser",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loosest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "loose",
        "2": "looser",
        "3": "loosest"
      },
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      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His tooth is loose and will probably come out in a day or two."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is loose, it moves easily or may come away from what it is attached to."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My pants are so loose that they keep falling down."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is loose, it does not fit closely."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a loose woman"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a woman is has loose morals, she is sexually unrestrained."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "/loo͞s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/luːs/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/lu:s/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-loose.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "loose"
}

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"loose" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [English]