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		loose   Audio pronunciation of "looser" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (ls) 
adj. loos·er, loos·est 
 
   1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks. 
   2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg. 
   3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets. 
   4. Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes. 
   5. Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers. 
   6. Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure: loose gravel. 
   7. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle: loose talk. 
   8. Not formal; relaxed: a loose atmosphere at the club. 
   9. Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior. 
  10. Not literal or exact: a loose translation. 
  11. Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels. 
 
 
los·er   Audio pronunciation of "loser" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (lzr) 
n. 
 
   1. 
         1. One that fails to win: the losers of the game. 
         2. One who takes loss in a specified way: a graceful loser; a poor loser. 
   2. 
         1. One that fails consistently, especially a person with bad luck or poor skills: “losers at home seeking wealth and glory in undeveloped countries” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.). 
         2. One that is bad in quality: That book is a real loser. 
		
	
		
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