'To give a loose' definitions:

Definition of 'To give a loose'

From: GCIDE
  • Loose \Loose\, n.
  • 1. Freedom from restraint. [Obs.] --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A letting go; discharge. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • To give a loose, to give freedom. [1913 Webster]
  • Vent all its griefs, and give a loose to sorrow. --Addison. [1913 Webster]