| VERB | contact | loosen up, unstuff | cause to become unblocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | loosen up, relax | become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner | |
| body | loosen up, limber up, warm up | make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity | |
| body | loosen up, relax, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | |
| body | loosen up, relax, unstrain, unlax, unwind, make relaxed | cause to feel relaxed |
| Meaning | Cause to become unblocked. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | unstuff | |
| Narrower | unblock | Clear or remove an obstruction from |
| Broader | free, disengage | Free or remove obstruction from |
| Opposite | stuff, lug, choke up, block | obstruct |
| Spanish | aflojar, soltar | |
| Meaning | Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | relax | |
| Broader | act, behave, do | Behave in a certain manner |
| Meaning | make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | limber up, warm up | |
| Broader | exercise, work out | Do physical exercise |
| Spanish | calentar | |
| Catalan | escalfar | |
| Meaning | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue loosen up | |
| Synonyms | relax, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down | |
| Caused by | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed | Cause to feel relaxed |
| Narrower | sit back, take it easy | Settle into a comfortable sitting position |
| vege out, vegetate | Engage in passive relaxation | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | tense, tense up | Become tense, nervous, or uneasy |
| Spanish | mitigar, relajar | |
| Catalan | relaxar | |
| Meaning | Cause to feel relaxed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to loosen up Sue | |
| Synonyms | relax, unstrain, unlax, unwind, make relaxed | |
| Cause to | relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease |
| Narrower | unbend | Release from mental strain, tension, or formality |
| Broader | affect | act physically on |
| Opposite | tense, strain, tense up | Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
| Spanish | relajar | |
| Catalan | relaxar | |
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