Loosey
Waffle is another of those five-letter word games. Six five-letter words are arranged in a 3×3 grid, and you have to move letters to solve the puzzle. One of the words in today's game is loose
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The game sources its definitions from Wiktionary. Most of the time they seem just fine enough, and I've never given them further thought. But this one struck me as strange, because at least the second example sounds like a verb, not an adjective.
And so it is.
- loose | luːs |
- adjective
- not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached: a loose tooth | the lorry's trailer came loose.
- not held or tied together or contained within something: wear your hair loose | pockets bulging with loose change.
- (of a person or animal) not tied up or shut in: the bull was loose with cattle in the field | the tethered horses broke loose.
- (of faeces) containing excessive liquid: loose bowel movements.
- (of the ball or puck in a game) in play but not in any player's possession.
- (of a garment) not fitting tightly or closely: she slipped into a loose T-shirt.
- not close, compact, or solid in structure or formation: the fabric's loose weave | loose soil.
- not rigidly organized: a loose federation of political groups.
- relaxed; physically slack: she swung into her easy, loose stride
- (of play, especially in rugby) with the players not close together.
- not strict or exact: a loose interpretation.
- careless and indiscreet in what is said: there is too much loose talk about the situation.
- (of play in cricket) inaccurate or careless: Lucas punished some loose bowling severely.
- dated, derogatory engaging in casual sexual encounters or relationships: she ran the risk of being called a loose woman.
- verb [with object]
- set free; release: the hounds have been loosed.
- make (something) loose; untie or undo: the ropes were loosed.
- relax (one's grip): he loosed his grip suddenly.
- (usually loose something off) fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.): he loosed off a shot at the vehicle.