The difference between Loose and Release

When used as nouns, loose means the release of an arrow, whereas release means the event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

When used as verbs, loose means to let loose, to free from restraints, whereas release means to let go (of).

Loose is also interjection with the meaning: begin shooting.

Loose is also adjective with the meaning: not fixed in place tightly or firmly.

check bellow for the other definitions of Loose and Release

  1. Loose as a verb (transitive):

    To let loose, to free from restraints.

  2. Loose as a verb (transitive):

    To unfasten, to loosen.

  3. Loose as a verb (transitive):

    To make less tight, to loosen.

  4. Loose as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a grip or hold, to let go.

  5. Loose as a verb (archery):

    to shoot (an arrow)

  6. Loose as a verb (obsolete):

    To set sail.

  7. Loose as a verb (obsolete):

    To solve; to interpret.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  1. Loose as an adjective:

    Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.

    Examples:

    "This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel."

  2. Loose as an adjective:

    Not held or packaged together.

    Examples:

    "You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose."

  3. Loose as an adjective:

    Not under control.

    Examples:

    "The dog is loose again."

  4. Loose as an adjective:

    Not fitting closely

    Examples:

    "I wear loose clothes when it is hot."

  5. Loose as an adjective:

    Not compact.

    Examples:

    "It is difficult walking on loose gravel."

    "a cloth of loose texture"

  6. Loose as an adjective:

    Relaxed.

    Examples:

    "She danced with a loose flowing movement."

  7. Loose as an adjective:

    Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.

    Examples:

    "a loose way of reasoning"

  8. Loose as an adjective:

    Indiscreet.

    Examples:

    "Loose talk costs lives."

  9. Loose as an adjective (dated):

    Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.

  10. Loose as an adjective (not comparable, sports):

    Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.

    Examples:

    "He caught an elbow going after a loose ball."

    "The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net."

  11. Loose as an adjective (dated):

    Not costive; having lax bowels.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek John Locke"

  1. Loose as a noun (archery):

    The release of an arrow.

  2. Loose as a noun (obsolete):

    A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.

  3. Loose as a noun (rugby):

    All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).

  4. Loose as a noun:

    Freedom from restraint.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Prior"

  5. Loose as a noun:

    A letting go; discharge.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ben Jonson"

  1. Loose as a verb:

    Examples:

    "I'm going to loose this game."

  1. Release as a noun:

    The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

  2. Release as a noun (software):

    The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be either public or private.

  3. Release as a noun:

    Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).

    Examples:

    "The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases."

  4. Release as a noun:

    That which is released, untied or let go.

    Examples:

    "They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies."

  5. Release as a noun:

    The giving up of a claim.

  6. Release as a noun:

    Liberation from pain or suffering.

  7. Release as a noun (biochemistry):

    The process by which a chemical substance is set free.

  8. Release as a noun (phonetics, sound synthesis):

    The act or manner of ending a sound.

  9. Release as a noun (railways, historical):

    In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.

  10. Release as a noun:

    A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required. A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit. The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.

  1. Release as a verb:

    To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.

    Examples:

    "He released his grasp on the lever."

  2. Release as a verb:

    To make available to the public.

    Examples:

    "They released the new product later than intended."

  3. Release as a verb:

    To free or liberate; to set free.

    Examples:

    "He was released after two years in prison."

  4. Release as a verb:

    To discharge.

    Examples:

    "They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month."

  5. Release as a verb (telephone):

    To hang up.

    Examples:

    "If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call."

  6. Release as a verb (legal):

    To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.

  7. Release as a verb:

    To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.

    Examples:

    "to release an ordinance"

    "rfquotek Hooker"

  8. Release as a verb (soccer):

    To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity

  9. Release as a verb (biochemistry):

    To set free a chemical substance.

  1. Release as a verb (transitive):

    To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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