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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb loosen has 7 senses
- loosen(v = verb.change) loose - make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" is one way to alter, change, modify
- loosen(v = verb.social) relax - make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" is one way to alter, change, modify
- loosen(v = verb.social) relax - become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" is one way to change
- loosen(v = verb.contact) tease, tease apart - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" is one way to disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl
- loosen(v = verb.contact) undo, untie - cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" is one way to alter, change, modify
- loosen(v = verb.contact) - make less dense; "loosen the soil" is one way to alter, change, modify
- loosen(v = verb.change) loose, relax - become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" is one way to weaken
Derived forms noun loosening2, noun loosening1
Antonym: stiffen
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Derived form noun loosening2
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Derived forms noun loosening2, noun loosening1
Antonym: stiffen
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CIDE DICTIONARY
- 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. [1913 Webster]"After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth." [1913 Webster]
- To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. [1913 Webster]"It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding." [1913 Webster]
- To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
loosen, v. i.
To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
loosen, v.
1 tr. & intr. make or become less tight or compact or firm.
2 tr. make (a regime etc.) less severe.
3 tr. release (the bowels) from constipation.
4 tr. relieve (a cough) from dryness.
1 tr. & intr. make or become less tight or compact or firm.
2 tr. make (a regime etc.) less severe.
3 tr. release (the bowels) from constipation.
4 tr. relieve (a cough) from dryness.
Idiom
loosen a person's tongue make a person talk freely. loosen up = limber up (see LIMBER(1)).
Derivative
loosener n.
THESAURUS
loosen
abate, bate, cast off, cushion, cut apart, detach, diffuse, discharge, disengage, disenthrall, disjoin, disperse, doff, ease, ease off, ease up, emancipate, fluff, free, gentle, knead, lax, laxate, let down, let go, let up, liberate, limber, limber up, loose, manumit, mash, massage, mellow, milden, mitigate, mollify, plump, pulp, relax, release, remit, remove, scatter, separate, sever, shake up, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, slake, smash, soften, soften up, squash, subdue, supple, take off, tenderize, tone down, tune down, unbar, unbend, unbind, unbolt, unbrace, unbridle, unbuckle, unbutton, uncage, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, ungag, unglue, unhandcuff, unhobble, unhook, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unmanacle, unmuzzle, unpen, unpinion, unscrew, unshackle, unstick, unstrain, unstrap, unstring, untether, untie, untighten, untruss, unyoke, weaken, weigh anchorROGET THESAURUS
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VB make loose, loosen, slacken, relax, unglue, detach.Liberation
VB liberate, free, set free, set clear, set at liberty, render free, emancipate, release, enfranchise, affranchise, manumit, enlarge, disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral, dismiss, let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip, cast adrift, turn adrift, deliver, absolve, unfetter &c, untie, loose, loosen, relax, unbolt, unbar, unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash, disengage, disentangle, clear, extricate, unloose, gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty, get rid of, get clear of, deliver oneself from, shake off the yoke, slip the collar, break loose, break prison, tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels, escape.
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