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A library featuring commonly committed errors of the English language.
#367751 added February 15, 2007 at 12:56pm
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Loose vs. Lose
Loose is most commonly used as an adjective. In a general sense, it means free, unrestrained, or relaxed. Lose, on the other hand, is exclusively a verb. If you lose something, then that means it’s no longer in your control, or it means that you have suffered defeat (so, in a sense, you are no longer in control of the game or battle). However, loose can be a verb as well, essentially referring to the act of making something loose – the adjective, that is.

Examples:

*Bullet* Daunte Culpepper just fumbled. It’s a loose football.
*Bullet* You’d lose your head if it wasn’t attached to your body.
*Bullet* A dangerous criminal is loose! He escaped from the penitentiary last night!
*Bullet* The Packers just recovered Culpepper’s fumble. Now the Vikings will lose the game for sure.
*Bullet* I like loose-fitting pants. They’re much more comfortable.
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