| loosen | | |
| v. (change) | 1. loose, loosen | make loose or looser.; "loosen the tension on a rope" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ relax, loose, loosen | become loose or looser or less tight.; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" |
| ~ relax, unbend | make less taut.; "relax the tension on the rope" |
| ~ slacken, remit | make slack as by lessening tension or firmness. |
| ~ slack | release tension on.; "slack the rope" |
| ~ unscrew | loosen something by unscrewing it.; "unscrew the outlet plate" |
| ~ unscrew | loosen by turning.; "unscrew the bottle cap" |
| v. (social) | 2. loosen, relax | make less severe or strict.; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ loosen, relax | become less severe or strict.; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" |
| v. (social) | 3. loosen, relax | become less severe or strict.; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ loosen, relax | make less severe or strict.; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" |
| v. (contact) | 4. loosen, tease, tease apart | disentangle and raise the fibers of.; "tease wool" |
| ~ unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out | extricate from entanglement.; "Can you disentangle the cord?" |
| v. (contact) | 5. loosen, undo, untie | cause to become loose.; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (contact) | 6. loosen | make less dense.; "loosen the soil" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ scarify | break up.; "scarify soil" |
| ~ fluff, ruffle | erect or fluff up.; "the bird ruffled its feathers" |
| v. (change) | 7. loose, loosen, relax | become loose or looser or less tight.; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" |
| ~ weaken | become weaker.; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" |
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