ALL meanings of loosen
loos·en
L l - transitive verb loosen make less tight 1
- transitive verb loosen less tight: rope 1
- transitive verb loosen rules: less strict 1
- intransitive verb loosen become less tight 1
- transitive verb loosen untie 1
- transitive verb loosen make liquid 1
- verb with object loosen to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter. 1
- verb with object loosen to make less tight; slacken or relax: to loosen one's grasp. 1
- verb with object loosen to make less firmly fixed in place: to loosen a tooth. 1
- verb with object loosen to let loose or set free from bonds, restraint, or constraint. 1
- verb with object loosen to make less close or compact in structure or arrangement. 1
- verb with object loosen to make less dense or coherent: to loosen the soil in a garden. 1
- verb with object loosen to relax in strictness or severity, as restraint or discipline: to loosen restrictions on trade. 1
- verb with object loosen to relieve (the bowels) of their constipated condition. 1
- verb without object loosen to become loose or looser (sometimes followed by up): His hold loosened. Your shoes will loosen up with wear. 1
- noun loosen Make (something tied, fastened, or fixed in place) less tight or firm. 1
- verb loosen To make loose. 0
- verb loosen To free from restraint; to set at liberty. 0
- verb loosen To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. 0
- verb loosen If someone loosens restrictions or laws, for example, they make them less strict or severe. 0
- verb loosen If someone or something loosens the ties between people or groups of people, or if the ties loosen, they become weaker. 0
- verb loosen If you loosen your clothing or something that is tied or fastened or if it loosens, you undo it slightly so that it is less tight or less firmly held in place. 0
- verb loosen If you loosen something that is stretched across something else, you make it less stretched or tight. 0
- verb loosen If you loosen your grip on something, or if your grip loosens, you hold it less tightly. 0
- verb loosen If a government or organization loosens its grip on a group of people or an activity, or if its grip loosens, it begins to have less control over it. 0
- verb loosen to make or become less tight, fixed, etc 0
- verb loosen to make or become less firm, compact, or rigid 0
- verb loosen to untie 0
- verb loosen to let loose; set free 0
- verb loosen to make or become less strict, severe, etc 0
- verb loosen to rid or relieve (the bowels) of constipation 0
- verb transitive loosen to make or become loose or looser 0
- verb transitive loosen to free from confinement or restraint; unbind, unfasten, etc. 0
- verb transitive loosen to make less taut, less compact, etc. 0