loose vs vague

loose

adj
  • Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate. 

  • Not compact. 

  • Not fitting closely 

  • Relaxed. 

  • Indiscreet. 

  • Not held or packaged together. 

  • 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. 

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. 

intj
  • begin shooting; release your arrows 

vague

adj
  • Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight. 

  • Not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious. 

  • Lacking expression; vacant. 

  • Not having a precise meaning. 

  • Not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely. 

  • Not sharply outlined; hazy. 

  • Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms. 

  • Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. 

noun
  • An indefinite expanse. 

verb
  • To make vague negative comments publicly; to make highly veiled complaints or insults. 

  • To become vague or act in a vague manner. 

How often have the words loose and vague occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )