Obsolete form of lose.
And now I feare that fatall Prophecie, / Which in the time of Henry, nam'd the Fift, / Was in the mouth of euery ſucking Babe, / That Henry borne at Monmouth ſhould winne all, / And Henry borne at Windſor, looſe all: […]
The release of an arrow.
In throwing a Dart, or Iavelin, wee force back our armes, to make our loose the stronger.
A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
begin shooting; release your arrows
A surname.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *lausaz Old Norse laussbor. Middle English loos English loose From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, l...
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Not held or packaged together.
You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.
Not under control.
The dog is loose again.
They give a loose to their feelings on proper occasions.
All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
The defeat will leave manager Martin Johnson under pressure after his gamble of pairing Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood at 10 and 12 failed to ignite the England back line, while his forwards were repeatedly second best at the set-piece and in the loose.