Loose and Offing

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Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Offing is an antonym for loose.

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

Offing noun - Time that is to come.

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Loose is an antonym for offing in destroy topic.

Nearby Word: off

So There's Boris Johnson at Father Paddick's institution as Rector; The Duke's always shouting down the telephone at the Cabinet for being Wet; There are Royals in the offing; And as Edmond notes, letting him loose on the Village Fête and the Village Concert is just asking for trouble.

Source: Literature / Cross And Poppy

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