loose
part of speech
adjective (loose, looser, loosest); adverb (loose); verb (loosen)
meaning for a pupil
1) Loose means not tight: loose clothes, a loose belt. tree →
2) Loose means not fixed firmly: a loose tooth, a loose screw. tree →
3) Loose means not packed in a box or bag: loose pencils, loose change. tree →
4) Loose means free, not tied up or shut in: the dog got loose. tree →
5) To loose something means to untie it or set it free. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Jacob's blessing compares Naphtali to a "hind let loose," which the rabbis read as quick, free and graceful. Taking off a shoe in Deuteronomy is the ceremony of chalitzah. In Job God alone can loose the bands of the wild ass or of Orion, showing His power, and in Psalms a mouth "let loose for evil" means speech without restraint. In the primary lessons: In maths it means things not in packs, counted apart from those in packs: boxes × size + loose. In everyday life: a loose tooth before a new one grows, loose change (coins), shoelaces coming loose. In safety: tie back loose hair near machines; a dog on the loose can be dangerous.
examples
- Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. (Torah GEN.49.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- And his name shall be called in Israel The house of him that had his shoe loosed. (Torah DEU.25.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose — for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies — (Torah EXO.32.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? (Writings JOB.39.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou hast let loose thy mouth for evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. (Writings PSA.50.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? (Writings JOB.38.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- He has 3 boxes of 10 pencils and 4 loose pencils. tree →
- How many pencils in all? tree →
- She has 2 loose teeth. tree →
- 7 loose coins were in his pocket. tree →
- My shoelace came loose, so I tied it again. tree →
- These jeans are too loose; I need a belt. tree →
- The goat broke its rope and got loose. tree →
- A loose board on the bridge creaked. tree →
- Tie back loose hair in the science lab. tree →
- Loose it, and let it go.’ tree →
note
Spelling trap: «loose» (not tight, rhymes with goose) is not «lose» (to stop having, to not win). Verb: «loosen» (make looser); «let loose» means set free. Maths: loose items are added to the packed ones. Trap: do not multiply the loose ones by the box size.
In the corpora
- Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
- And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose — for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies —
- And his name shall be called in Israel The house of him that had his shoe loosed.
- And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand.
- Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «loose» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.