1. loosen - verb
· make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
Synonym(s): loose
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
Antonym(s): stiffen
2. loosen - verb
· make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
Synonym(s): relax
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
3. loosen - verb
· become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
Synonym(s): relax
Hypernym(s): change
4. loosen - verb
· disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
Synonym(s): tease, tease_apart
Hypernym(s): disentangle, unsnarl, straighten_out
5. loosen - verb
· cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
6. loosen - verb
· make less dense; "loosen the soil"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
7. loosen - verb
· become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
Hypernym(s): weaken
Antonym(s): stiffen
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