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loose

 
 
/luːs/ adjective

Translation

NOT FIXED not firmly fixed
gevşek, serbest, laçka, gevşemiş
There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall. One of my buttons is loose.1935
CLOTHES large and not fitting tightly
bol, geniş
a loose dress/sweater8301935
FREE An animal that is loose is free to move around.
başıboş, kaçmış, özgür, serbest
Two lions escaped and are still loose.969
NOT EXACT not exact
rastgele, sıradan, alelusul, serbest
It's only a loose translation of the poem.1894
loosely adverb
gevşek bir biçimde
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 English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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