loose vs tied

loose

adj
  • Not compact. 

  • Not fitting closely 

  • Relaxed. 

  • Indiscreet. 

  • Not held or packaged together. 

  • Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate. 

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

  • Not fixed in place tightly or firmly. 

  • Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood). 

  • Not under control. 

  • Having oversteer. 

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

  • The release of an arrow. 

  • A letting go; discharge. 

  • Freedom from restraint. 

intj
  • begin shooting; release your arrows 

verb
  • Of a grip or hold, to let go. 

  • To shoot (an arrow). 

  • To let loose, to free from restraints. 

  • To make less tight, to loosen. 

  • To unfasten, to loosen. 

tied

adj
  • Restricted. 

  • Conditional on other agreements being upheld. 

  • a cover having a stamp where the postmark cancellation overlaps the stamp. 

  • Having walls that are connected in a few places by a single stone overlapping from one wall to another. 

  • Provided for use by an employer for as long as one is employed, often with restrictions on the conditions of use. 

  • Closely connected or associated. 

  • That resulted in a tie. 

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