Loose and Spare

Loose

Loose adjective - Not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched.

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Spare and loose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead the word "Loose" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

Spare adjective - Being over what is needed.

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Loose and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Loose" instead the word "Spare" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

Expecting disaster, Lincoln volunteers himself to set off every trap to spare both Ronnie Anne and his sisters from Luan's mischief; by the time he is done, he's pretty badly injured, having had wild raccoons let loose upon him among many other things.

Source: Unintentionally Unsympathetic

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