loosen up

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verb

1. cause to become unblocked (Freq. 1)
- The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!
• Syn:
unstuff
• Ant:
stuff (for: unstuff)
• Hypernyms:
free, disengage
• Hyponyms:
unblock
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. 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
• Syn:
relax
• Derivationally related forms:
relaxation (for: relax)
• Hypernyms:
act, behave, do
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. 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
• Syn:
relax, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
• Ant:
tense (for: relax)
• Derivationally related forms:
relaxant (for: relax), relaxation (for: relax)
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
vege out, vegetate, sit back, take it easy
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody's (body part) ----s
- Sam and Sue loosen up
4. make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
• Syn:
limber up, warm up
• Derivationally related forms:
warm-up (for: warm up)
• Hypernyms:
exercise, work out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. cause to feel relaxed
- A hot bath always relaxes me
• Syn:
relax, unstrain, unlax, unwind, make relaxed
• Ant:
strain (for: unstrain), tense (for: relax)
• Derivationally related forms:
relaxant (for: relax), relaxation (for: relax), relaxer (for: relax)
• Hypernyms:
affect
• Hyponyms:
unbend
• Cause:
relax, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to loosen up Sue