loosen

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loosen Definition

• (v) make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
• (v) make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
• (v) become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
• (v) disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
• (v) cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
• (v) make less dense; "loosen the soil"
• (v) become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

loosen Synonyms

• loose
• loosen
• relax
• tease
• tease apart
• undo
• untie