loss

loss in a sentence

• rycka loss
  dislodge
• bryta loss
  break away
• släppa loss fångar
  release prisoners
• Han drog i den, och till slut kom den loss
  He pulled on it, and finally it came loose
• Han sparkade loss grenen
  He kicked the branch off
• Jag är fast i kvicksand och kommer inte loss
  I'm stuck in quicksand and can't get out (get unstuck)
• De knöt loss båten
  They untied the boat (from the pier)

Expressions

• komma loss
  let go

Questions

Origin

From Low German los (“free, loose”), from Middle Low German lōs, from Old Saxon lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *laus.

Nearby common words

loss is number 1,646 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 1,642japp yep, yup (affirmative answer)
• 1,643avgöra conclude, settle
• 1,644störa interrupt
• 1,645misstänka suspect
• 1,647bro bridge
• 1,648hals neck
• 1,649galning madman
• 1,650gömd hidden