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Definition of Loosen

1. Verb. Make loose or looser. "Loosen the tension on a rope"

2. Verb. Make less severe or strict. "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

3. Verb. Become less severe or strict. "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

4. Verb. Disentangle and raise the fibers of. "Tease wool"

5. Verb. Cause to become loose. "Loosen the necktie"

6. Verb. Make less dense. "Loosen the soil"

7. Verb. Become loose or looser or less tight. "The rope relaxed"

Definition of Loosen

1. v. t. 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.

2. v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.

Definition of Loosen

1. to make looser [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: looser

Medical Definition of Loosen

1. 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. "After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth." (Bacon) 2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty. "It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding." (Dryden) 3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Origin: See Loose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loosen

loor loord loords Loos loose loose loose-fitting loose-jointed loose-jowled loose-leaf lettuce

loosed looseleaf loosely loosely knit loosen (current term) loosen (current term) loosened loosener looseners looseness

loosenesses looseness of the bowels loosening loosening of association loosening of associations loosens loosen up looser Looser's lines Looser's zones

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