Uk English Meaning of loosen

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Definitions and Meaning of loosen in English

Wordnet

loosen (v)

make loose or looser

make less severe or strict

become less severe or strict

disentangle and raise the fibers of

cause to become loose

make less dense

become loose or looser or less tight

Webster

loosen (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.

To free from restraint; to set at liberty..

To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.

Webster

loosen (v. i.)

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

FAQs About the word loosen

loosen

make loose or looser, make less severe or strict, become less severe or strict, disentangle and raise the fibers of, cause to become loose, make less dense, bec

ease,relax,detach,Slack,slacken,undo,free,unbind,unfasten,untie

Stretch,tense,tension,tighten,attach,bind,Restrain,strain,tie,constrain

loosely knit => loosely knit, loosely => loosely, loose-leaf lettuce => loose-leaf lettuce, looseleaf => Looseleaf, loose-jowled => Jowly,