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loosen

Verbs

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

Synonyms

loose relax tease apart tease untie undo

Antonyms

stiffen

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