meaning of loosen
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.
2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty. .
3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.
4. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.
5. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope
">relaxed"
Related Words
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