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Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.
Victoria Wood

Meaning of "the loose" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE LOOSE

the loose play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE LOOSE

the Little Dog
the little woman
the Lizard
the Lodge
the log of wood
the long and the short of it
the Long March
the long paddock
the Lord´s Day
the Lord´s Prayer
the Lord´s Supper
the Lord´s table
the Lords
the Lords Temporal
the lost tribes
the lot
the Lothians
the lower regions
the Lowlands
the lowveld

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE LOOSE

caboose
Canada goose
choose
cut loose
footloose
golden goose
goose
hang loose
have a screw loose
have a slate loose
let loose
loose
mongoose
moose
Mother Goose
noose
on the loose
pick and choose
play fast and loose
unloose

Synonyms and antonyms of the loose in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the loose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE LOOSE

Find out the translation of the loose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the loose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the loose» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suelto
570 millions of speakers

English

the loose
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढीली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فضفاضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свободе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

à solta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আলগা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le lâche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yang longgar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die lose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルース
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

느슨한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sing ngeculake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lỏng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தளர்வான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सैल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gevşek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piede libero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

luźna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свободі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

libertate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η χαλαρή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die los
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

den lösa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

den løse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the loose

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE LOOSE»

The term «the loose» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.142 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE LOOSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the loose» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the loose» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the loose

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5 QUOTES WITH «THE LOOSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the loose.
1
Saul Bellow
In Los Angeles all the loose objects in the country were collected, as if America had been tilted and everything that wasn't tightly screwed down had slid into Southern California.
2
Zelda Fitzgerald
It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.
3
Robert Musil
The thoughts of my emotionally so disturbed days must be found again, shifted and developed further. Here and there something of the loose remarks I make must be used, but only when it finds my attention again.
4
Francis Spufford
Anyone can be self-educated if they find the loose end of something to care about passionately.
5
Victoria Wood
Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE LOOSE»

Discover the use of the loose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the loose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lois on the Loose
Young and beautiful, Lois Pryce was a rising star at the BBC. Unbeknownst to her co-workers, Lois lived a parallel life as a biker babe with an overwhelming sense of wanderlust.
Lois Pryce, 2009
2
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
It all began in June 2005 when Bobby Henderson wrote an open letter to the Kansas School Board proposing a third alternative to the teaching of evolution and intelligent design in schools.
Bobby Henderson, 2013
3
Macbeth on the Loose
Grantham High School is staging "Macbeth".
Robert Walker, 2002
4
Obi, Gerbil on the Loose
A tale of a gerbil's great adventure, perfect for fans of the Humphrey series!
Michael Delaney, 2008
5
Mother Goose on the Loose: A Handbook and CD-ROM Kit with ...
Let Mother Goose on the loose in your library and jump-start children's learning and brain development. Here are activities that will build motor, music, social, and preliteracy skills in infants and toddlers.
Betsy Diamant-Cohen, 2006
6
Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose
The illustrations are filled with surprising wit and whimsy. And this vibrant, playful volume is irresistible as an introduction to Mother Goose or as a new delight for her longtime fans. Includes a note from the illustrators.
Leo & Diane Dillon, 2007
7
Boo on the Loose (Disney/Pixar Monsters, Inc.)
The number one Scare Team at Monsters, Inc., must come up with a solution when a girl named Boo makes her way onto the scare floor.
Gail Herman, 2012
8
On the Loose
At age twelve, Bobby murdered two people in the sleepy town where he lived--now nine years later, he's been released from juvenile prison and is back for revenge.
Andrew Coburn, 2006
9
On the Loose
One reader says, "This book made me cry at [age] 16, and it still does at 45." Another reader notes, "This book expresses that deep yearning to wander, to explore, to live fully like no other artistic expression I have ever come across.
Terry Russell, Renny Russell, 2001
10
A Dinosaur on the Loose
What happens when one little boy, named Luke, does not listen to his Mommy and Daddy at night-night time?
Aronka Schultz, 2010

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE LOOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the loose is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Across US, over 220 prison escapees listed as on the loose
They're among more than 220 state prison escapees nationwide who are listed as on the loose, The Associated Press found in a coast-to-coast survey. «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jun 15»
2
Tbilisi Police Search For Another Tiger On The Loose
The zoo director said another tiger and a hyena could be on the loose. On Friday, Rustavi 2 television showed three pictures of a tiger taken in different areas of ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
Carol McGiffin cancer battle: Loose Women's Sherrie Hewson and …
The Loose Women panelist opened up about the illness to the Sunday Mirror today, after finding a lump in her left breast last year and was diagnosed with a ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 15»
4
Tiger on the loose in Paris suburbs; people told to stay inside
Paris (CNN) It's a tiger's tail. That's what French citizens say they saw Thursday in woods and other areas not far from Disneyland Paris, according to a local ... «CNN, Nov 14»
5
Boa constrictor escapes cage, on the loose in Nampa
Boa constrictor escapes cage, on the loose in Nampa. NAMPA -- Police are asking residents of a Nampa neighborhood to keep an eye out for a missing boa ... «KTVB, Sep 14»
6
Cobra that bit Thousand Oaks dog on the loose, caution urged
This albino monocled cobra is on the loose somewhere near the 1300 block of Rancho Lane in Thousand Oaks as of Sept. 3, 2014, according to animal-control ... «LA Daily News, Sep 14»
7
Police arrest patron in fatal fight at Loose Caboose on murder count
Detectives arrested Luis Chavarin, 31, on a count of open murder after the deadly argument, which happened about 4:20 a.m. at a tavern called the Loose ... «Las Vegas Sun, Feb 14»
8
Loose Lion Caught at Florida Animal Sanctuary
Authorities are trying to capture a lion on the loose at a Florida animal sanctuary. ... Authorities have tranquilized and captured a lion that went on the loose at a ... «NBC 6 South Florida, Jan 14»

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