English dictionary
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English verb: loosen | |||
| 1. | loosen (change) make loose or looser | ||
| Samples | Loosen the tension on a rope. | ||
| Synonyms | loose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | relax, remit, slack, slacken, unbend, unscrew, unscrew | ||
| Cause | loose, loosen, relax | ||
| Antonyms | stiffen | ||
| 2. | loosen (social) make less severe or strict | ||
| Samples | The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught. | ||
| Synonyms | relax | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | loosen, relax | ||
| 3. | loosen (social) become less severe or strict | ||
| Samples | The rules relaxed after the new director arrived. | ||
| Synonyms | relax | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Verb group | loosen, relax | ||
| 4. | loosen (contact) disentangle and raise the fibers of | ||
| Samples | Tease wool. | ||
| Synonyms | tease, tease apart | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl | ||
| 5. | loosen (contact) cause to become loose | ||
| Samples | Undo the shoelace. Untie the knot. Loosen the necktie. | ||
| Synonyms | undo, untie | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 6. | loosen (contact) make less dense | ||
| Samples | Loosen the soil. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fluff, ruffle, scarify | ||
| 7. | loosen (change) become loose or looser or less tight | ||
| Samples | The noose loosened. The rope relaxed. | ||
| Synonyms | loose, relax | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| Antonyms | stiffen | ||
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