loosen
[lu:sn]
vt. 松, 松, 解除

vi. 松, 松

[] 松缓, 松, 散似



loosen
[ verb ]

1. make loose or looser

<verb.change> loose
loosen the tension on a rope

2. make less severe or strict

<verb.social> relax
The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught

3. become less severe or strict

<verb.social> relax
The rules relaxed after the new director arrived

4. disentangle and raise the fibers of

<verb.contact> tease tease apart
tease wool

5. cause to become loose

<verb.contact> undo untie
undo the shoelace
untie the knot
loosen the necktie

6. make less dense

<verb.contact>
loosen the soil

7. become loose or looser or less tight

<verb.change> loose relax
The noose loosened
the rope relaxed

Loosen \Loos"en\ (l[=oo]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loosened}
(l[=oo]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosening}.] [See {Loose}, v.
t.]
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.


Loosen \Loos"en\, v. i.
To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. --S.
Sharp.