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Meaning of 'loosen' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Loosen [ v. i.]
- To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.
2 . Loosen [ 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.
- To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
- To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.

Meaning of 'loosen' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . loosen [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to become loose
Example in sentence:
  • loosen the necktie;
  • undo the shoelace;
  • untie the knot
Meaning (2):
- make less dense
Example in sentence:
  • loosen the soil
Meaning (3):
- make loose or looser
Example in sentence:
  • loosen the tension on a rope
Meaning (4):
- disentangle and raise the fibers of
Example in sentence:
  • tease wool
Meaning (5):
- make less severe or strict
Example in sentence:
  • The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
Meaning (6):
- become loose or looser or less tight
Example in sentence:
  • The noose loosened;
  • the rope relaxed
Meaning (7):
- become less severe or strict
Example in sentence:
  • The rules relaxed after the new director arrived

Nearby Words:

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