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Meaning loosen meaning

What does loosen mean?
Definitions in simple English

loosen Verb

— If you loosen something, you make it looser. Can you loosen the lid on this jar for me. His grip on the gun loosened, but only for a second. Before you plant the seeds, lift the soil to loosen it without actually turning it over. — If somebody loosens up, they become more relaxed. She loosened up after she'd had a glass of wine. — If your joints or muscles loosen up, they start to move more easily. I took a deep breath, and I could feel the muscles in my chest loosen. — If you loosen somebody's tongue, you make them talk about something they would not talk about before. But what truly loosened my tongue was knowing I was on home ground.

loosen

— verb (= loose) make loose or looser loosen the tension on a rope — verb (= relax, loose) become loose or looser or less tight The noose loosened the rope relaxed — verb make less dense loosen the soil — verb (= relax) make less severe or strict The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught — verb (= relax) become less severe or strict The rules relaxed after the new director arrived — verb (= untie, undo) cause to become loose undo the shoelace untie the knot loosen the necktie — verb (= tease) disentangle and raise the fibers of tease wool

Synonyms loosen synonyms

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loosen English » English

untie relax slacken unfasten undo release loose unbind weaken become loose free ease open make loose let go detach unlock slack set free remove disengage unloosen unloose unlace unfix unbrace unbend reduce come untied come off unwrap unroll unravel unleash unhook unhitch take off soften separate relieve loosen up liberate dislodge abate unwind unscrew unpack uncover uncoil unclasp

Topics loosen topics

What do people use loosen to talk about?
States Big Fit, size

Loose

  • What words refer to making something loose?
    loosen
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Happy

Relaxed

Conjugation loosen conjugation

How do you conjugate loosen?

loosen · verb

Examples loosen examples

How do I use loosen in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I like to do a few exercises to loosen up before I run.
Loosen the screws and remove the lamp cover.
To loosen a screw, turn it to the left.
Loosen up.
Loosen it.
A few glasses of wine can loosen the tongue.
Loosen your tie.
I hoped that some punch would loosen the tongue of my old friend.
You need to loosen up and have some fun.

Movie subtitles

Come on, sister, loosen up.
Yeah, Alice. Loosen up.
They loosen the inhibitions.
Loosen it.
Come on, loosen up, Joe.
Yeah, he'd make the rich people loosen up and lend us farmers some money.
Just loosen it.
You'd better loosen her clothes.
If the first one fails, we try another until we find exactly the right one to loosen the tongue.
Would you loosen my stays a little, honey?
Loosen up, chum.
That's when they loosen up.
Take your pack off and loosen your leggings.
Loosen your collar.
Shall I loosen my tie and sing a little song, boys?
Lead them off! We will loosen your tongue!
Loosen up.
You may loosen my hands.
You better loosen your tongue.
As soon as I get into the joint, I'll manage to loosen up one of the dining-room windows.
Later one loosen to skin it.
I read somewhere once, when a lady faints, you should loosen her clothing.
Loosen his collar.
Yesterday, I spent the whole day using iron tongs to loosen his teeth.
I loosen the nightgown at her throat.
If I loosen to you, you will throw yourself on its feet to request pardon to him.
Your instinct was to try to loosen his grip.
If you can make him talk, he'll feel better and loosen up.
Well, why don't you sit down. Take off your coat. Loosen your collar.
In the afternoos she took a cucumbers mask to loosen the wrinkles.
We need to loosen them up.
But in your son's case, I'd almost advise you to encourage him and loosen the reins a little.
And then you loosen like an old tooth without pain and without being missed.

News and current affairs

Similar problems are already appearing in South Korea, while China has been driven to loosen its one-child policy and unveil plans for economic reforms aimed at reviving growth.
Although the conflict between Iran and its Sunni rivals and the Syrian civil war forced it to loosen ties with Iran and Syria and move into the Sunni fold, in many respects this has been a comfortable shift.
They also want a more liberal social environment that would loosen restrictions on their dress, broaden access to cultural products like film and music, and enlarge press freedoms.
Against this background, the ECB has yielded to immense political pressure, particularly from France and Italy, to loosen monetary policy further and weaken the exchange rate.
Will the government liberalize interest rates or loosen capital controls?
Under this scenario, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would favor an increase in interest rates, while the FPC would want to loosen monetary conditions.
Will it really loosen capital requirements in order to align itself with the BOE?
With such policies in place, the comfort zone for central banks is enlarged sufficiently to loosen monetary policy.
As in so many other respects, universities not only in Europe, but also in Japan, South Korea, and developing parts of the world, including China and India, need to loosen rigid structures and habits to avoid decay and nurture a renaissance.
Will Germany agree to such a relaxation - or, for that matter, to Hollande's implicit demand that the ECB follow Japan's example and loosen monetary policy to drive the exchange rate back down?
There are signs that the oligarchs' grip is beginning to loosen, owing partly to internal conflicts among them.
Pressures are mounting on the ECB to raise interest rates - and Berlusconi and Co.'s attacks are as much as an attempt to forestall future rate hikes as to get the ECB to loosen its monetary policy.
When the government began to loosen restrictions on raw cashew exports in the late 1980s, workers and employers in these factories took a big hit.
After the failure of three consecutive Chinese-selected leaders to address Hong Kong's concerns, it is no wonder that Hong Kong's citizens are increasingly seeking to loosen China's grip on their government.
But, even with China's efforts to loosen the renminbi-dollar linkage, it is arguable whether revaluation could save American jobs or improve the US trade balance.
However, his campaign has been hinting that, if elected, Moussavi will loosen some social and cultural restrictions.
Similarly, until the AKP came to power and began to loosen restrictions, it was virtually impossible in Turkey to create a new church or synagogue, or to create a Jewish or Christian foundation.
If more information circulates freely in the country, and more individuals experience other ways of life by traveling abroad, authoritarianism's grip will loosen.
Germany will have to loosen its beloved purse strings, and France will have to surrender some of its precious political sovereignty.

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