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Loosen meaning in English
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Loosen
see synonyms of loosenVerb
2. loosen, relax
make less severe or strict
Example Sentences:'The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught'
3. loosen, relax
become less severe or strict
Example Sentences:'The rules relaxed after the new director arrived'
cause to become loose
Example Sentences:'undo the shoelace''untie the knot''loosen the necktie'
6. loosen
make less dense
Example Sentences:'loosen the soil'
become loose or looser or less tight
Example Sentences:'The noose loosened''the rope relaxed'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Loosen
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Loosen
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Loosen
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