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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
loosen
v 1: make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" [syn:
loosen, loose] [ant: stiffen]
2: make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the
curfew after most of the rebels were caught" [syn: relax,
loosen]
3: become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the
new director arrived" [syn: relax, loosen]
4: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn:
tease, tease apart, loosen]
5: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot";
"loosen the necktie" [syn: untie, undo, loosen]
6: make less dense; "loosen the soil"
7: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened";
"the rope relaxed" [syn: loosen, relax, loose] [ant:
stiffen]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Loosen \Loos"en\, v. i.
To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. --S.
Sharp.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Loosen \Loos"en\ (l[=oo]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loosened
(l[=oo]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Loosening.] [See Loose, v.
t.]
1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness,
or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen
a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.
[1913 Webster]
After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree
good by loosening of the earth. --Bacon.
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2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
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It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.
--Dryden.
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3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the
alvine discharges of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for loosen:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
abate, bate, cast off, cushion, cut apart, detach, diffuse, discharge, disengage, disenthrall, disjoin, disperse, doff, ease, ease off, ease up, emancipate, fluff, free, gentle, knead, lax, laxate, let down, let go, let up, liberate, limber, limber up, loose, manumit, mash, massage, mellow, milden, mitigate, mollify, plump, pulp, relax, release, remit, remove, scatter, separate, sever, shake up, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, slake, smash, soften, soften up, squash, subdue, supple, take off, tenderize, tone down, tune down, unbar, unbend, unbind, unbolt, unbrace, unbridle, unbuckle, unbutton, uncage, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, ungag, unglue, unhandcuff, unhobble, unhook, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unmanacle, unmuzzle, unpen, unpinion, unscrew, unshackle, unstick, unstrain, unstrap, unstring, untether, untie, untighten, untruss, unyoke, weaken, weigh anchor |
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Common Misspellings > |
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