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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Loose \Loose\ (l[=oo]s), v. n. [imp. & p. p. Loosed
(l[=oo]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Loosing.] [From Loose, a.]
1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove
the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
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Canst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion ? --Job.
xxxviii. 31.
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Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her;
loose them, and bring them unto me. --Matt. xxi.
2.
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2. To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to
disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
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Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife. --1
Cor. vii. 27.
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Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed
in heaven. --Matt. xvi.
19.
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3. To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
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The joints of his loins were loosed. --Dan. v. 6.
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4. To solve; to interpret. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Loose \Loose\, v. n. [imp. & p. p. Loosed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Loosing.] [From Loose, a.]
1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove
the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
Canst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion ? --Job.
xxxviii. 31.
Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her;
loose them, and bring them unto me. --Matt. xxi.
2.
2. To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to
disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife. --1
Cor. vii. 27.
Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed
in heaven. --Matt. xvi.
19.
3. To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
The joints of his loins were loosed. --Dan. v. 6.
4. To solve; to interpret. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
loosing
vb.
(present participle of en loose nocat=1)
vb.
(misspelling of en losing)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
loosing
vb.
(present participle of en loose nocat=1)
vb.
(misspelling of en losing)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
loosing
vb.
(present participle of en loose nocat=1)
vb.
(misspelling of en losing)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
loosing
vb.
(present participle of en loose nocat=1)
vb.
(misspelling of en losing)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
loosing
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm l oos ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
loosing
Engelska a.
(avledning en loose ordform=prespart); lossande
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Loosing /lˈuːsɪŋ/ الإطلاقFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
loosing /lˈuːsɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]ztrácející
loosing /lˈuːsɪŋ/
abfeuernd, feuernd, schießend
Synonyms: loosing off, letting off
see: loose off, loose, let off, loosed off, loosed, let off
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]loosing /lˈuːsɪŋ/ befreiend see: loose, loosed, looses, loosedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
loosing /lˈuːsɪŋ/ lockernd see: loose, loosedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
loosing /lˈuːsɪŋ/ losmachend, loslassend, freilassend, lösend see: loose, loosed, looses, loosedFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈɫusɪŋ/
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "loosing":
demobilization, discharge, dismissal, parole, release, unbinding,
unbolting, unbridling, unbuckling, uncaging, unchaining,
unfettering, ungagging, unhanding, unharnessing, unhobbling,
unlashing, unlatching, unleashing, unlocking, unloosing,
unmanacling, unmuzzling, unpenning, unshackling, unstrapping,
untethering, untrussing, untying, unyoking