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Dictionary definition for: Loosen

1. (v) make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"

2. (v) make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

3. (v) become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

4. (v) disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"

5. (v) cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace" "untie the knot" "loosen the necktie"

6. (v) make less dense; "loosen the soil"

7. (v) become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened" "the rope relaxed"

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