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loosen verb [ ˈluːs(ə)n ]

• make (something tied, fastened, or fixed in place) less tight or firm.
• "loosen your collar and tie"
Similar: make slack, slacken, slack, unstick, unfasten, detach, release, disconnect, undo, unclasp, unlatch, unbolt, unhook, let out,
Opposite: tighten,
• make less strict.
• "his main mistake was to loosen monetary policy"

loosen someone's tongue

• make someone talk freely.
"three quarters of a bottle of wine had loosened her tongue"

loosen up

• relax one's muscles before taking exercise.
"arrive early to loosen up and hit some practice shots"



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