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# loose

«loose» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **not tight: loose clothes, a loose belt** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#m1)

2) Loose means not fixed firmly: a loose tooth, a loose screw. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#m2)

3) Loose means not packed in a box or bag: loose pencils, loose change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#m3)

4) Loose means free, not tied up or shut in: the dog got loose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#m4)

5) To loose something means to untie it or set it free. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#m5)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x1)
- And his name shall be called in Israel The house of him that had his shoe loosed. (Torah DEU.25.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x2)
- 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x3)
- Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? (Writings JOB.39.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x4)
- Thou hast let loose thy mouth for evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. (Writings PSA.50.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x5)
- Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? (Writings JOB.38.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x6)
- He has 3 boxes of 10 pencils and 4 loose pencils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x7)
- How many pencils in all? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x8)
- She has 2 loose teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x9)
- 7 loose coins were in his pocket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x10)
- My shoelace came loose, so I tied it again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x11)
- These jeans are too loose; I need a belt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x12)
- The goat broke its rope and got loose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x13)
- A loose board on the bridge creaked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x14)
- Tie back loose hair in the science lab. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x15)
- Loose it, and let it go.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/#x16)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1620/)
- [And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose — for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.970/)
- [And his name shall be called in Israel The house of him that had his shoe loosed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.671/)
- [And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1096/)
- [Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.444/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «loose» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loose/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.