loose

/luːs/ adjective

Definition

NOT FIXED › not firmly fixed: There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall. One of my buttons is loose.

CLOTHES › large and not fitting tightly: a loose dress/sweater

FREE › An animal that is loose is free to move around: Two lions escaped and are still loose.

NOT EXACT › not exact: It's only a loose translation of the poem.

loosely adverb › The film is based very loosely (= not exactly) on the novel. → See also be at a loose end

(Definition of loose adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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