Loosen - Definition

v 1: make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" [syn:
loosen, loose] [ant: stiffen]
2: make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the
curfew after most of the rebels were caught" [syn: relax,
loosen]
3: become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the
new director arrived" [syn: relax, loosen]
4: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn:
tease, tease apart, loosen]
5: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot";
"loosen the necktie" [syn: untie, undo, loosen]
6: make less dense; "loosen the soil"
7: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened";
"the rope relaxed" [syn: loosen, relax, loose] [ant:
stiffen]