loosened Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make loose or looser
   loosen; loose.
   
   • loosen the tension on a rope
2. verb make less severe or strict
   loosen; relax.
   
   • The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
3. verb become less severe or strict
   loosen; relax.
   
   • The rules relaxed after the new director arrived
4. verb disentangle and raise the fibers of
   loosen; tease apart; tease.
   
   • tease wool
5. verb cause to become loose
   loosen; untie; undo.
   
   • undo the shoelace
   • untie the knot
   • loosen the necktie
6. verb make less dense
   loosen.
   
   • loosen the soil
7. verb become loose or looser or less tight
   loosen; loose; relax.
   
   • The noose loosened
   • the rope relaxed
8. adjective satellite straightened out
   unsnarled; disentangled.
   

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