loosened

loos·en

L0248900 (lo͞o′sən)v. loos·ened, loos·en·ing, loos·ens v.tr.1. To make looser or less tight: loosened his tie; loosened her grip on the rope.2. To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness: loosened the requirements for graduation.3. To free (the bowels) from constipation.v.intr. To become loose or looser: My shoelace has loosened.Phrasal Verb: loosen up1. To do stretches or light exercise before a more strenuous activity.2. To become less strict or tense, as in one's demeanor; relax: always loosened up after he got home.

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[Middle English lousnen, losnen, from losen, from los, loose; see loose.]

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Adj.

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loosened - straightened out disentangled, unsnarleduntangled - not tangled

Translations

lâche