Loosely
(Loose"ly), adv. In a loose manner.
Loosen
(Loos"en) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loosened (l&oomacs"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Loosening.] [See
Loose, v. t.]
1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as,
to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.
After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth.
Bacon. 2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.
Dryden. 3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon.
Loosen
(Loos"en), v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp.
Loosener
(Loos"en*er) n. One who, or that which, loosens.
Looseness
(Loose"ness), n. The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord;
looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles.
Loosestrife
(Loose"strife`) n. (Bot.) (a) The name of several species of plants of the genus Lysimachia,
having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color. (b) Any species of the genus Lythrum,
having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers. Gray.
False loosestrife, a plant of the genus Ludwigia, which includes several species, most of which are
found in the United States. — Tufted loosestrife, the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora, found in the northern
parts of the United States and in Europe. Gray.
Loosish
(Loos"ish) a. Somewhat loose.
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Loot
(Loot) n. [Hind. lu&tsdot, Skr. lotra, loptra, booty, lup to break, spoil; prob. akin to E. rob.]
1. The act of plundering.
2. Plunder; booty; especially, the booty taken in a conquered or sacked city.
Loot
(Loot), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Looted; p. pr. & vb. n. Looting.] To plunder; to carry off as plunder
or a prize lawfully obtained by war.
Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses.
L. Oliphant. Looter
(Loot"er) n. A plunderer.
Loover
(Loo"ver) n. See Louver.
Lop
(Lop) n. [AS. loppe.] A flea.[Obs.] Cleveland.
Lop
(Lop) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lopped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lopping ] [Prov. G. luppen, lubben,to cut,
geld, or OD. luppen, D. lubben.]
