break+loose

  • 31loose — loosely, adv. looseness, n. /loohs/, adj., looser, loosest, adv., v. loosed, loosing. adj. 1. free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 2. free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in… …

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  • 32loose — [[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 …

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  • 33loose — [[t]lus[/t]] adj. loos•er, loos•est, adv. v. 1) free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end[/ex] 2) not firmly fixed or attached: a loose tooth; a loose board in a floor[/ex] 3) free from confinement or restraint; unfettered: loose …

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  • 34break out — Synonyms and related words: OD, arise, be born, be brought down, be felled, be struck down, be traumatized, become, belch, blow open, blow out, break loose, break through, burst forth, burst out, catch, catch cold, clear, collapse, come down with …

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  • 35break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time …

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  • 36loose*/ — [luːs] adj I 1) not firmly fixed in position a loose tooth[/ex] One of the screws had come loose.[/ex] 2) not kept together as part of a group or in a container Loose oranges are 60p each.[/ex] 3) loose clothes are large and do not fit your body… …

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  • 37loose — 01. His seatbelt is too [loose]; it won t protect him if we re in an accident! 02. The movie was only [loosely] based on the novel. 03. Johnny s bicycle helmet is too tight, and it s giving him a headache. Can you [loosen] it for him? 04. My belt …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 38loose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. free, detached; flowing, unbound; vague, incoherent, diffuse; unrestrained, slack; dissipated, wanton, dissolute. See disjunction, impurity. v. t. free; loosen, unbind, undo; relax. See freedom. Ant …

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  • 39break away — or[break loose] {v. phr.} To liberate oneself from someone or something. * /Jane tried to break loose from her attacker, but he was too strong./ …

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  • 40break away — or[break loose] {v. phr.} To liberate oneself from someone or something. * /Jane tried to break loose from her attacker, but he was too strong./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms