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English verb: loosen up | |||
| 1. | loosen up (contact) cause to become unblocked | ||
| Samples | The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!. | ||
| Synonyms | unstuff | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disengage, free | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | unblock | ||
| Antonyms | choke up, lug, stuff, block | ||
| 2. | loosen up (social) become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner | ||
| Samples | Our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group. | ||
| Synonyms | relax | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, behave, do | ||
| 3. | loosen up (body) make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity | ||
| Synonyms | limber up, warm up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exercise, work out | ||
| 4. | loosen up (body) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | ||
| Samples | He relaxed in the hot tub. Let's all relax after a hard day's work. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue loosen up | ||
| Synonyms | decompress, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody's (body part) ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sit back, take it easy, vege out, vegetate | ||
| Antonyms | tense up, tense | ||
| 5. | loosen up (body) cause to feel relaxed | ||
| Samples | A hot bath always relaxes me. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to loosen up Sue | ||
| Synonyms | make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | unbend | ||
| Cause | decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind | ||
| Antonyms | tense up, tense, strain | ||
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