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