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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Loose \Loose\ (l[=oo]s), v. n. [imp. & p. p. {Loosed}
(l[=oo]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosing}.] [From {Loose}, a.]
1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove
the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
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Canst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion ? --Job.
xxxviii. 31.
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Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her;
loose them, and bring them unto me. --Matt. xxi.
2.
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2. To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to
disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
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Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife. --1
Cor. vii. 27.
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Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed
in heaven. --Matt. xvi.
19.
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3. To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
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The joints of his loins were loosed. --Dan. v. 6.
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4. To solve; to interpret. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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