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loose end

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loose end noun
plural loose ends
loose end
noun
plural loose ends
Learner's definition of LOOSE END
[count]
: a part of something (such as a job or story) that has not been completed未了结的部分;未完成的环节
usually plural通常用复数

at loose ends

(US) or British at a loose end
: not knowing what to do : not having anything in particular to do没事可做
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loose end

noun

1
: something left hanging loose
2
: a fragment of unfinished business
usually used in plural
tying up loose ends

Example Sentences

We still have one more loose end to deal with before we're finished with the project.
Recent Examples on the Web When the net dips, players tug on the loose end of the rope to pull it back up. Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 Manafort was the loose end in Mueller’s investigation. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022 Buckle the strap and lightly grab the loose end of the strap and tighten until the strap slips through your fingers. Emily Reed, Outside Online, 18 June 2018 With Murphy dead, the only loose end for Vega to tie up is Brooks. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 May 2022 The amendment is also viewed as the only loose end remaining in the approval of the UDC, the most wide-ranging change to Mobile’s zoning law in at least 50 years. al, 31 May 2022 The question of her identity remained a sobering loose end for the fire department for months after the disaster. Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 18 May 2022 Tell them to share something special about themselves, then roll or toss the ball of yarn to someone else while holding onto the loose end. Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 5 May 2022 The message ties up a loose end that has hung over the House of Windsor since Charles’ divorce from the popular Princess Diana. Fox News, 6 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of loose end was in 1546
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