Loosen has 8 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
make loose or looser
"loosen the tension on a rope"
2
make less severe or strict
"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
3
become less severe or strict
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
4
disentangle and raise the fibers of
"tease wool"
5
cause to become loose
"undo the shoelace"
"untie the knot"
"loosen the necktie"
6
make less dense
"loosen the soil"
7
become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"
"the rope relaxed"
8
To make loose.
"He loosened his tie after feeling too warm at the party."
Example Sentences
"loosen the tension on a rope"
verb
"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
verb
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
verb
"tease wool"
verb
"undo the shoelace"
verb
"untie the knot"
verb
"loosen the necktie"
verb
"loosen the soil"
verb
"The noose loosened"
verb
"the rope relaxed"
verb
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