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loosen up
loos·en L0248900 (lo͞o′sən)v. loos·ened, loos·en·ing, loos·ens v.tr.1. To make looser or less tight: loosened his tie; loosened her grip on the rope.2. To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness: loosened the requirements for graduation.3. To free (the bowels) from constipation.v.intr. To become loose or looser: My shoelace has loosened.Phrasal Verb: loosen up1. To do stretches or light exercise before a more strenuous activity.2. To become less strict or tense, as in one's demeanor; relax: always loosened up after he got home.
[Middle English lousnen, losnen, from losen, from los, loose; see loose.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  loosen up - cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!"unstuffdisengage, free - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"unblock - clear or remove an obstruction from; "the procedure unblocked his arteries" | | 2. | loosen up - become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"relaxbehave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | | 3. |  loosen up - make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activitylimber up, warm upexercise, work out - do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day" | | 4. |  loosen up - become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"relax, decompress, unwind, slow down, unbendvege out, vegetate - engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"sit back, take it easy - settle into a comfortable sitting positionchange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | | 5. |  loosen up - cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, unwind, relaxaffect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"unbend - release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" |
Translationsloosen up
loosen up1. Literally, to become looser, less tight, or less restricting. If those shoes are stiff right now, just give them time—they'll loosen up.2. To make something looser, less tight, or less restricting. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "loosen" and "up." Thanks, that massage really loosened up my shoulders. I can't seem to loosen the knot up. Loose up your grip a little and your hand won't hurt as much.3. To relax and act in a less serious manner. Oh, loosen up! It's a party—no one wants to talk about work stuff.4. To cause one to relax and act in a less serious manner. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "loosen" and "up." My sister is very shy, but for whatever reason, our cousin Sarah always manages to loosen her up.See also: loosen, uploosen someone or something upto make someone's muscles and joints move more freely by exercising them. The exercise loosened me up quite nicely. It loosened up my legs. I have to do some exercises to loosen myself up.See also: loosen, uploosen someone upFig. to make someone or a group more relaxed and friendly. I loosened up the audience with a joke. Loosen yourself up. Relax and try to enjoy people.See also: loosen, uploosen upto become loose or relaxed. Loosen up. Relax. We tried to get Mary to loosen up, but she did not respond.See also: loosen, uploosen upv.1. To cause someone or something to become more loose or relaxed: After the big meal, I loosened up my belt. The trainer loosened me up with a massage before the fight.2. To become more loose or relaxed: The knots loosened up, and the captives worked themselves free. They seemed shy at first, but by the end of the dinner, the guests had really loosened up.See also: loosen, uploosen up
Synonyms for loosen upverb cause to become unblockedSynonymsRelated Wordsverb become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier mannerSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activitySynonymsRelated Wordsverb become less tense, rest, or take one's easeSynonyms- relax
- decompress
- unwind
- slow down
- unbend
Related Words- vege out
- vegetate
- sit back
- take it easy
- change state
- turn
verb cause to feel relaxedSynonyms- make relaxed
- unlax
- unstrain
- unwind
- relax
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