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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.
 
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 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.
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 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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