- set loose
- set free, release something that you are holding
The wildlife department decided to set loose the bear that it had captured.
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set loose
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set loose — see let loose at ↑loose, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑set … Useful english dictionary
set loose — index release, rescue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
set loose — See: LET LOOSE(1a) … Dictionary of American idioms
set loose — See: LET LOOSE(1a) … Dictionary of American idioms
set\ loose — See: let loose(1a) … Словарь американских идиом
set loose — release, set free … English contemporary dictionary
loose — [lo͞os] adj. looser, loosest [ME lous < ON lauss, akin to Ger los, OE leas: see LESS] 1. not confined or restrained; free; unbound 2. not put up in a special package, box, binding, etc. [loose salt] 3. readily available; not put away under… … English World dictionary
loose — [[t]lu͟ːs[/t]] ♦♦♦ looser, loosest, looses, loosing, loosed 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place. If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it s taken out... Two wooden beams had come loose … English dictionary
loose — adj 1. unbound, untied, unchained, unshackled, unfettered, untrammeled; unlocked, unlatched, unfastened; unclasped, unhooked, unattached, untied; unpinned, unbuttoned; unconnected, disconnected, detached, floating; insecure, infirm, unsteady. 2.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
loose — 1. adjective 1) a loose floorboard Syn: not fixed in place, not secure, unsecured, unattached; detached, unfastened, untied; wobbly, unsteady, movable Ant: secure, tight 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
