Term: loosen
loosen (verb) /ˈluː.sən/
Similar to: relax; unfasten; release; ease Definition: to make something less tight or less firmly fixed; to become less strict or rigid. Translation: atbrīvot, atslābināt, padarīt vaļīgāku Examples: “He had to loosen his tie after the big meal.” “The government decided to loosen the travel restrictions after the cases dropped.” “You need to loosen the screw slightly before you can move the bracket.”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
loosen (verb)transitive verb
1.
to release from restraint
2.
to make - looser loosened his tie loosen a screw
3.
to relieve (the bowels) of constipation
4.
intransitive verb
to cause or permit to become less strict - often used with up loosened the rules to become or looser - loose
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
loosen (verb)1.
to make less taut
SYNONYMS:
ease, loosen, relax, slackRELATED WORDS:
detach, free, unbind, undo, unfasten, untieNEAR ANTONYMS:
attach, bind, fasten, tie; constrain, restrain2.
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
SYNONYMS:
discharge, disenthrall ( disenthral), emancipate, enfranchise, enlarge, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, release, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetterRELATED WORDS:
bail (out), deliver, parole, ransom, redeem, rescue, save; adrift, disembarrass, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, extricate; unshackleNEAR ANTONYMS:
handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel; commit, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up); conquer, enslave, subdue, subjugate3.
to set free (from a state of being held in check)
SYNONYMS:
loose, loosen, uncork, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosenRELATED WORDS:
discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, manumit, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter, unmoor, unshackle; air, express, take out, ventNEAR ANTONYMS:
handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel; bind, confine, enchain, fetter; halter, hamperto free from obstruction or difficulty
SYNONYMS:
facilitate, grease, loosen (up), smooth, unclogRELATED WORDS:
accelerate, expedite, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed; advance, forward, further, promote; abet, aid, assist, help, improve; disentangle, straighten (out), untangle; simplify, streamlineNEAR ANTONYMS:
hinder, impede; retard; aggravate, worsen; perplex, sophisticate