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ON THE LOOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does on the loose mean?
• ON THE LOOSE (adjective)
The adjective ON THE LOOSE has 1 sense:
1. having escaped, especially from confinement
Familiarity information: ON THE LOOSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having escaped, especially from confinement
Synonyms:
at large; escaped; loose; on the loose
Context example:
criminals on the loose in the neighborhood
Similar:
free (not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint)
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