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#REDIRECT [[Loosing]]
 
 
[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=loosing Loosing] (pron. ''loo''-'''s'''ing)
 
:Present participle of the verb "to loose," which means:
 
 
 
:* "chanting in the bathroom" (cf. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_%28ABBA_song%29])
 
:* "freeing", as in "setting loose" (Loosing the hounds of war)
 
:* "causing to be loose" (Loosing a knot)
 
:* "letting fly" (Loosing an arrow)
 
:* "making less strict" (Loosening of trade restrictions)
 
 
 
Compare the similar verb "[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=loosening loosening]."
 
 
 
 
 
Contrast with [[Losing]] (pron. ''loo''-'''z'''ing)
 
:Present participle of the verb "to lose", which is the opposite of winning.
 
 
 
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Please learn the difference.
 

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