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  • Definition
    • loosen :make loose or looser
      • loosen the tension on a rope

    • loosen :make less severe or strict
      • The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught

    • loosen :become less severe or strict
      • The rules relaxed after the new director arrived

    • loosen :disentangle and raise the fibers of
      • tease wool

    • loosen :cause to become loose
      • undo the shoelace|untie the knot|loosen the necktie

    • loosen :make less dense
      • loosen the soil

    • loosen :become loose or looser or less tight
      • The noose loosened|the rope relaxed

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