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loosing off

loosing off is the present participle and gerund 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 loosing off

What is loosing off the present participle and gerund of?
Loosing off is the present participle and gerund of loose off.

Words near loosing off in the dictionary

  1. loosie
  2. loosier-goosier
  3. loosies
  4. loosiest-goosiest
  5. loosing
  6. loosing off
  7. loosing up
  8. loosings
  9. loosish
  10. Loosley
  11. Loosley Row

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