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looses off

looses off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of loose off.

Meaning of loose off

Verb

loose off (third-person singular simple present looses off, present participle loosing off, simple past and past participle loosed off)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) to fire (a weapon, or ammunition); to shoot (using a firearm)
    • They loosed off a couple of rounds at the enemy.
  2. (archaic, transitive) to unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.)

Questions about looses off

What is looses off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Looses off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of loose off.

Words near looses off in the dictionary

  1. looser
  2. looser-fitting
  3. looser-knit
  4. loosers
  5. looses
  6. looses off
  7. looses up
  8. loosest
  9. loosest-fitting
  10. loosest-knit
  11. loosestrife

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