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loosen


verb
1. make loose or looser (Freq. 5)
- loosen the tension on a rope
Syn:
loose
Ant:
stiffen
Derivationally related forms:
loosening
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Hyponyms:
relax, unbend, slacken, remit, slack, unscrew
Cause:
relax, loose
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. make less severe or strict
- The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
Syn:
relax
Derivationally related forms:
relaxation (for: relax)
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Verb Group:
relax
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. become less severe or strict
- The rules relaxed after the new director arrived
Syn:
relax
Derivationally related forms:
relaxation (for: relax)
Hypernyms:
change
Verb Group:
relax
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. disentangle and raise the fibers of
- tease wool
Syn:
tease, tease apart
Derivationally related forms:
teaser (for: tease)
Hypernyms:
disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. cause to become loose
- undo the shoelace
- untie the knot
- loosen the necktie
Syn:
untie, undo
Derivationally related forms:
loosening, undoer (for: undo), undoing (for: undo), untier (for: untie), untying (for: untie)
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. make less dense
- loosen the soil
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Hyponyms:
scarify, ruffle, fluff
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. become loose or looser or less tight
- The noose loosened
- the rope relaxed
Syn:
relax, loose
Ant:
stiffen
Derivationally related forms:
relaxation (for: relax), loosening
Hypernyms:
weaken
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s

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