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Idioms about loose
Origin of loose
First recorded in 1175–1225; (adjective) Middle English los, loos, from Old Norse lauss “loose, free, empty”; cognate with Old English lēas (see -less), Dutch, German los loose, free; (verb) Middle English leowsen, lousen, derivative of the adjective
OTHER WORDS FROM loose
loose·ly, adverbloose·ness, nouno·ver·loose, adjectiveo·ver·loose·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for loose
Derived forms of loose
loosely, adverblooseness, nounWord Origin for loose
C13 (in the sense: not bound): from Old Norse lauss free; related to Old English lēas free from, -less
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