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Loosen has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
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
Related Terms
Antonyms
stiffen
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change disentangle weaken
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
relax slacken slack unscrew scarify ruffle
Rhyming Words
sen osen isen posen dusen mesen pesen resen wesen eisen musen rosen risen wisen assen fusen owsen elsen olsen basen
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