LOOSEN

• (verb) become loose or looser or less tight

  "The noose loosened", "the rope relaxed"

  synonyms : loose , relax

• (verb) make loose or looser

  "loosen the tension on a rope"

  synonyms : loose

• (verb) make less dense

  "loosen the soil"

• (verb) cause to become loose

  "undo the shoelace", "untie the knot", "loosen the necktie"

  synonyms : undo , untie

• (verb) disentangle and raise the fibers of

  "tease wool"

  synonyms : tease , tease apart

• (verb) become less severe or strict

  "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

  synonyms : relax

• (verb) make less severe or strict

  "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

  synonyms : relax

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