LOOSEN UP

• (verb) cause to feel relaxed

  "A hot bath always relaxes me"

  synonyms : make relaxed , relax , unlax , unstrain , unwind

• (verb) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

  "He relaxed in the hot tub", "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

  synonyms : decompress , relax , slow down , unbend , unwind

• (verb) make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

  synonyms : limber up , warm up

• (verb) cause to become unblocked

  "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!"

  synonyms : unstuff

• (verb) become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

  "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

  synonyms : relax

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