loosen

1. v. t. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. Source: opted

2. v. t. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. Source: opted

3. v. t. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Source: opted

4. v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. Source: opted

5. v. make loose or looser Source: wordnet

6. v. make less severe or strict Source: wordnet

7. v. become less severe or strict Source: wordnet

8. v. disentangle and raise the fibers of Source: wordnet

9. v. cause to become loose Source: wordnet

10. v. make less dense Source: wordnet

11. v. become loose or looser or less tight Source: wordnet

12. 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. Bacon. 2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden. 3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp. Source: webster

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