ALL meanings of loosened
loos·en
L l - noun loosened Simple past tense and past participle of loosen. 1
- verb with object loosened to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter. 1
- verb with object loosened to make less tight; slacken or relax: to loosen one's grasp. 1
- verb with object loosened to make less firmly fixed in place: to loosen a tooth. 1
- verb with object loosened to let loose or set free from bonds, restraint, or constraint. 1
- verb with object loosened to make less close or compact in structure or arrangement. 1
- verb with object loosened to make less dense or coherent: to loosen the soil in a garden. 1
- verb with object loosened to relax in strictness or severity, as restraint or discipline: to loosen restrictions on trade. 1
- verb with object loosened to relieve (the bowels) of their constipated condition. 1
- verb without object loosened to become loose or looser (sometimes followed by up): His hold loosened. Your shoes will loosen up with wear. 1
- adjective loosened Having been made less tight or more relaxed. 0