Meaning of loosen

Definition of loosen

(adj) made clean by scrubbing; "fresh-scrubbed floors"; "boys with scrubbed necks and faces"
(verb) make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
make less dense; "loosen the soil"
become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

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