loosen-up

(v) cause to become unblocked
- The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!
unstuff,
(v) become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
- our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group
relax,
(v) make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity limber up, warm up,
(v) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- He relaxed in the hot tub
- Let's all relax after a hard day's work
relax, decompress, unwind, slow down, unbend,
(v) cause to feel relaxed
- A hot bath always relaxes me
make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, relax, unwind,

unstuff relax limber up warm up decompress unwind slow down unbend make relaxed unlax unstrain

choke up lug stuff block tense up tense strain