LOOSE (3)

Loose (lo͞os), v. n. [imp. & p. p. Loosed (lo͞ost); p. pr. & vb. n. Loosing.] [[From Loose, a.]] 1. 1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
Canst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion ? Job. xxxviii. 31. Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me. Matt. xxi. 2. 2. 2. To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife. 1 Cor. vii. 27. Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matt. xvi. 19. 3. 3. To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
The joints of his loins were loosed. Dan. v. 6. 4. 4. To solve; to interpret. Spenser.