loosen

[Loos·en]

When you loosen something, you make it less tight. A ballerina, for example, might loosen her tightly coiled hair after dance practice.

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To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.

Verb
become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

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make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"

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make less dense; "loosen the soil"

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cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"

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disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"

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become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

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make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

v. t.
To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.

v. t.
To free from restraint; to set at liberty..

v. t.
To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.

v. i.
To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.

Loosen

Loos"en , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loosened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Loosening.] [See Loose, v. t.] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.

After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth.

2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..

It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.

3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon.

Loosen

Loos"en, v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp.

To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.

To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.

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Usage Examples

We need real campaign finance reform to loosen the grip of special interests on politics.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I have funny bones. If there's ever any kind of tension, I'll always be the one to try and be funny to loosen things up.

Well, in our industry it's that the movies cost so much money to make they have to appeal to a broad audience. And I think that's part of what will loosen up in the future, as technology makes it cheaper, you'll be able to make films for a more selective audience. I think people will be able to make more personal movies.