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Meaning of word loosen from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Make loose or looser.

Example : Loosen the tension on a rope.

Synonyms : loose

Make stiff or stiffer.

Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine.
stiffen

Meaning : Make less severe or strict.

Example : The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught.

Synonyms : relax

Meaning : Become less severe or strict.

Example : The rules relaxed after the new director arrived.

Synonyms : relax

Meaning : Disentangle and raise the fibers of.

Example : Tease wool.

Synonyms : tease, tease apart

Meaning : Cause to become loose.

Example : Undo the shoelace.
Untie the knot.
Loosen the necktie.

Synonyms : undo, untie

Meaning : Make less dense.

Example : Loosen the soil.

Meaning : Become loose or looser or less tight.

Example : The noose loosened.
The rope relaxed.

Synonyms : loose, relax

Become stiff or stiffer.

He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room.
stiffen

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

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