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loosen

/'lusən/

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verb
make loose or looser
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"loosen the tension on a rope"

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loose

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stiffen

type of:
alter modify change
verb
disentangle and raise the fibers of
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tease tease apart

type of:
straighten out unsnarl disentangle
verb
make less severe or strict
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relax

type of:
change modify alter
verb
cause to become loose
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"loosen the necktie"

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undo untie

type of:
change modify alter
verb
become loose or looser or less tight
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"The noose loosened"

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loose relax

Opposite:

stiffen

type of:
weaken
verb
become less severe or strict
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relax

type of:
change
verb
make less dense
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"loosen the soil"

type of:
modify alter change

Examples of loosen

"loosen the tension on a rope"
"loosen the necktie"
"The noose loosened"
"loosen the soil"