Jaxbuck;920613; said:. loosed, loos?ing, loos?es
v.tr. 1. To let loose; release: loosed the dogs.
2. To make loose; undo: loosed his belt.
3. To cast loose; detach: hikers loosing their packs at camp.
4. To let fly; discharge: loosed an arrow.
5. To release pressure or obligation from; absolve: loosed her from the responsibility.
6. To make less strict; relax: a leader's strong authority that was loosed by easy times.
Sorry, I couldn't resist. It's losing.
Thanks Jaxbuck, for the spell check. I'll keep my America Heritage Dictionary close in the future LOL. I do like #6 definition, it sort of fits though.
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