Definitions
Not tight, fixed, or firmly attached.
Word origin
From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.
Used in a sentence
“Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me.”
“And it was Thora, the little Dwarf's wife, The five rune-books she took out; So she loosed him fully out of the runes, Her daughter had bound him about.”
“Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Not firmly fixed”5 letters
02“Not tight”5 letters
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