HyperDic: loosen

English > 7 senses of the word *loosen*:
VERB	change	loosen, loose	make loose or looser
	social	loosen, relax	make less severe or strict / strict / strict / strict / strict
	social	loosen, relax	become less severe or strict / strict / strict / strict / strict
	contact	loosen, tease, tease apart	disentangle and raise the fibers of
	contact	loosen, untie, undo	cause to become loose
	contact	loosen	make less dense
	change	loosen, relax, loose	become loose or looser or less tight / tight / tight / tight

loosen > pronunciation
Sounds	luw'sahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *loosen*: 7 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	make loose or looser.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"loosen the tension on a rope"
Synonym	loose
Cause to	loosen, relax, loose	Become loose or looser or less tight / tight / tight / tight
Entailed by	pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy	To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
Narrower	relax, unbend	make less taut
	slack	Release tension on
	slacken, remit	make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
	unscrew	loosen something by unscrewing it
	unscrew	loosen by turning
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	stiffen	make stiff or stiffer
Spanish	aflojar, desapretar, desatar, relajar, soltar
Catalan	afluixar, deixar anar, desfermar, deslligar, soltar
Nouns	loosening	the act of making something less tight / tight / tight / tight
Nouns	loosening	an occurrence of control or strength weakening

English > *loosen*: 7 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	make less severe or strict / strict / strict / strict / strict.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	relax
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Similar to	relax, loosen	Become less severe or strict / strict / strict / strict / strict

English > *loosen*: 7 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	Become less severe or strict / strict / strict / strict / strict.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonym	relax
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	relax, loosen	make less severe or strict / strict / strict / strict / strict

English > *loosen*: 7 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	disentangle and raise the fibers of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	tease, tease apart
Broader	disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out	extricate from entanglement
Spanish	aflojar, desatar, soltar
Catalan	afluixar, deixar anar, deslligar, soltar

English > *loosen*: 7 senses > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Cause to become loose.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"loosen the necktie"
Synonyms	untie, undo
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	desamarrar, desatar, soltar
Nouns	loosening	the act of making something less tight / tight / tight / tight

English > *loosen*: 7 senses > verb 6, contact
Meaning	make less dense.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"loosen the soil"
Narrower	ruffle, fluff	Erect or fluff up
Narrower	scarify	Break up
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	aflojar, soltar

English > *loosen*: 7 senses > verb 7, change
Meaning	Become loose or looser or less tight / tight / tight / tight.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Example	"The noose loosened"
Synonyms	relax, loose
Caused by	loosen, loose	make loose or looser
Broader	weaken	Become weaker
Opposite	stiffen	Become stiff or stiffer
Spanish	aflojarse, aflojar, relajarse
Catalan	afluixar, deixar anar, deslligar, laxar, liberalitzar, relaxar-se, relaxar, soltar
Nouns	loosening	the act of making something less tight / tight / tight / tight
Nouns	loosening	an occurrence of control or strength weakening

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