Overview of noun loosening

The noun loosening has 2 senses

• relaxation, loosening, slackening -- (an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind")


• loosening, laxation -- (the act of making something less tight)

Overview of verb loosen

The verb loosen has 7 senses

• loosen, loose -- (make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope")


• relax, loosen -- (make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught")


• relax, loosen -- (become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived")


• tease, tease apart, loosen -- (disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool")


• untie, undo, loosen -- (cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie")


• loosen -- (make less dense; "loosen the soil")


• loosen, relax, loose -- (become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed")