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单词 loosen
释义 loosen
 —loosener,  n.  
 /looh"seuhn/,  v.t.  
  1. to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
  2. to make less tight; slacken or relax: to loosen one's grasp.
  3. to make less firmly fixed in place: to loosen a tooth.
  4. to let loose or set free from bonds, restraint, or constraint.
  5. to make less close or compact in structure or arrangement.
  6. to make less dense or coherent: to loosen the soil in a garden.
  7. to relax in strictness or severity, as restraint or discipline: to loosen restrictions on trade.
  8. to relieve (the bowels) of their constipated condition.
  v.i.  
  9. to become loose or looser (sometimes fol. by up): His hold loosened. Your shoes will loosen up with wear.
 [1350-1400; ME loosnen. See LOOSE, -EN1]
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