vverb.changemake loose or looserSynset:loose
Examples:- loosen the tension on a rope
Antonyms:stiffen
Derivationally Related Form:loosening
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:loosenchange
Direct Hyponyms:relaxremitslackslackenunbendunscrew
Causes:loose loosen relax
Full Troponyms:douserelaxslackslackenunbraceunscrew
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.socialmake less severe or strictSynset:relax
Examples:- The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
Derivationally Related Form:relaxation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:relaxchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.socialbecome less severe or strictSynset:relax
Examples:- The rules relaxed after the new director arrived
Derivationally Related Form:relaxation
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:relaxchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.contactdisentangle and raise the fibers ofSynset:tease tease apart
Derivationally Related Form:teaser
Hypernyms:disentangle straighten out unsnarl
Inherited Hypernyms:teasedisentangleorderarrangeputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactcause to become looseSynset:undo untie
Examples:- undo the shoelace
- untie the knot
- loosen the necktie
Derivationally Related Form:undoeruntyingundoinguntierloosening
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:untiechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactmake less denseHypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:loosenchange
Direct Hyponyms:fluffrufflescarify
Full Troponyms:rufflescarify
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome loose or looser or less tightSynset:loose relax
Examples:- The noose loosened
- the rope relaxed
Antonyms:stiffen
Derivationally Related Form:relaxationloosening
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:loosenweakendecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s