at loose ends

: not rigidly fastened or securely attached

: having worked partly free from attachments

: having relative freedom of movement

: to let loose (see ¹loose) : release

: to free from restraint

: to make loose : untie

: in a loose manner (see ¹loose) : loosely

: the part of an area that lies at the boundary

: a point that marks the extent of something

: the point where something ceases to exist

: to bring to an end

: destroy

: to make up the end of

: final, ultimate

: to put (grain or hay) into a barn or stack

: within : inside — compare ect-, exo-

: taking in