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LOOSEN definition: 1. to (cause to) become loose: 2. to make something such as your hair or a piece of clothing less…. Learn more.
1. : to release from restraint. 2. : to make looser. loosened his tie. loosen a screw. 3. : to relieve (the bowels) of constipation. 4. : to cause or permit to become less strict often used with up. loosened the rules. intransitive verb. : to become loose or looser. Synonyms. ease. relax. slack.
to let loose or set free from bonds, restraint, or constraint. to make less close or compact in structure or arrangement. to make less dense or coherent: to loosen the soil in a garden. to relax in strictness or severity, as restraint or discipline: to loosen restrictions on trade.
When you loosen something, you make it less tight. A ballerina, for example, might loosen her tightly coiled hair after dance practice. You might need to loosen your belt after eating a huge meal, or loosen your collar and tie after a long day at work.
1. To make looser or less tight: loosened his tie; loosened her grip on the rope. 2. To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness: loosened the requirements for graduation. 3. To free (the bowels) from constipation. v.intr. To become loose or looser: My shoelace has loosened. Phrasal Verb: loosen up. 1.
If you loosen something that is stretched across something else, you make it less stretched or tight. Insert a small knife into the top of the chicken breast to loosen the skin. [ VERB noun ]
[transitive] loosen something to make a piece of clothing, hair, etc. loose, when it has been tied or fastened. She loosened her hair so that it fell over her shoulders. [transitive] loosen your hands, hold, etc. to hold somebody/something less tightly. He loosened his grip and let her go.
LOOSEN meaning: 1. to (cause to) become loose: 2. to make something such as your hair or a piece of clothing less…. Learn more.
Verb. Idiom. Filter. verb. loosened, loosening, loosens. To make looser or less tight. American Heritage Medicine. To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness. Loosened the requirements for graduation. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To make or become loose or looser. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
to let loose or set free from bonds, restraint, or constraint. to make less close or compact in structure or arrangement. to make less dense or coherent: to loosen the soil in a garden. to relax in strictness or severity, as restraint or discipline: to loosen restrictions on trade.
