1. past tense and past participle of loose; set free or release from restraint
2. made less tight or less firmly attached

Examples

• The dog was loosed from its chain.
• She loosed the arrow from her bow.
• The prisoner was loosed after serving his sentence.
• He loosed his grip on the rope.
• The wind loosed several shingles from the roof.
• The captain loosed the sails to catch more wind.