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2 | 26% | 5 | It helps keep a tight ship tight | |
3 | 24% | 11 | Dissolute revelry | |
Dissolute But Not Tight Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "LOOSE" which means:
- adjective
- • Not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
- • Not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- • Not affixed adverb
- • Without restraint adjective satellite
- • (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
- • Not officially recognized or controlled
- • Not literal
- • Emptying easily or excessively
- • Not tense or taut
- • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- • Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
- • Not carefully arranged in a package
- • Having escaped, especially from confinement
- • Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior verb
- • Grant freedom to; free from confinement
- • Turn loose or free from restraint
- • Make loose or looser
- • Become loose or looser or less tight noun
- • The release of an arrow.
- • A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
- • All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
- • Freedom from restraint.
- • A letting go; discharge. interjection
- • Begin shooting; release your arrows
An example sentence would be:
- • "The screws in the cabinet were loose and needed tightening."
- • "The dog managed to escape through the loose gate."
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