ADJ.
little, uptight
VERB + LOOSEN
don't, exercises, got, need, needs, punch, told, try
LOOSEN + NOUN
bandage, fingers, knot, one's, purse, tongue
PREP.
up
ADV.
ever
verb
To make loose.
to loosen a knot; to loosen one's grip / hold on something
After the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt.
To become loose.
I noticed that my seatbelt had gradually loosened during the journey.
The subtile shower the earth hath softned so, And with the waues, the trees tost to and fro; That the rootes loosen, and the tops downe sway, So that whole Forrests quickly swimme away.
To disengage (a device that restrains).
At Liberty th’ unfetter’d Captive stands, And flings the loosen’d Shackles from his Hands.
He easily comprehended, that the noise which he had heard was occasioned by his having loosened a chain which attached the image to its pedestal.
To become unfastened or undone.
Immediately my Shackles loosened and fell away of themselves […]
To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
This is an admirable Rule; a Painter ought to have it perpetually present in his Mind and Memory. […] it loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.
[…] Valancourt, willing to take a more extensive view of the enchanting country, into which they were about to descend, than he could do from a carriage, loosened his dogs, and once more bounded with them along the banks of the road.
To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone).
They see how serious it is not to "loosen the apron strings"; how unfortunate it may be to talk about a child in his presence; how we must take people where...
To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.
He thought the effect of this language from the Prime Minister had been to loosen the purse-strings of the Treasury.
To cause one to speak more freely; to cause one to discuss a subject that would not usually be discussed.
He made a long stay in the dining-room after dinner, and, I fear, took an unusual quantity of wine, but not enough to loosen his tongue: for when he came in and found me quietly oc
To cause one to speak more freely; to cause one to discuss a subject that would not usually be discussed.
A goodly number of these officers gathered nightly at the Crown and Anchor, where drink often loosened their lips. Was this where the spy learned the movements of ships?
to loosen a knot; to loosen one's grip / hold on something
WiktionaryAfter the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt.
Wiktionary1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: or A Naturall Historie, London: William Lee, Century 5, p. 111, […] after a yeares Rooting, then Shaking doth the Tree good, by Loosening of the Earth […]
WiktionaryWhen will you ever loosen your purse strings?
Tatoeba · #66300I like to do a few exercises to loosen up before I run.
Tatoeba · #259195Loosen the screws and remove the lamp cover.
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