The difference between Loose and Tie

When used as nouns, loose means the release of an arrow, whereas tie means a knot.

When used as verbs, loose means to let loose, to free from restraints, whereas tie means to twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.

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 Tie

  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. Tie as a noun:

    A knot; a fastening.

  2. Tie as a noun:

    A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Young"

  3. Tie as a noun:

    A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: necktie"

  4. Tie as a noun:

    The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: draw"

    "It's two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie score."

  5. Tie as a noun:

    A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.

  6. Tie as a noun:

    A strong connection between people or groups of people.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bond"

    "the sacred ties of friendship or of duty"

    "the ties of allegiance"

  7. Tie as a noun (construction):

    A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.

    Examples:

    "'Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes."

  8. Tie as a noun (rail transport, US):

    A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: sleeper q1=British"

  9. Tie as a noun (cricket):

    The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).

  10. Tie as a noun (sports, British):

    A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.

    Examples:

    "The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957."

  11. Tie as a noun (music):

    A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.

    Examples:

    "coordinate terms slur"

  12. Tie as a noun (statistics):

    One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.

  13. Tie as a noun (surveying):

    A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.

  14. Tie as a noun (graph theory):

    A connection between two vertices.

  1. Tie as a verb (transitive):

    To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.

    Examples:

    "'Tie this rope in a knot for me, please."

    "'Tie the rope to this tree."

  2. Tie as a verb (transitive):

    To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.

    Examples:

    "'Tie a knot in this rope for me, please."

  3. Tie as a verb (transitive):

    To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.

    Examples:

    "'Tie him to the tree."

  4. Tie as a verb (transitive):

    To secure (something) by string or the like.

    Examples:

    "'Tie your shoes."

  5. Tie as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive):

    To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.

    Examples:

    "They tied for third place."

    "They tied the game."

  6. Tie as a verb (US, transitive):

    To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.

    Examples:

    "He tied me for third place."

  7. Tie as a verb (music):

    To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.

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