释义 |
Verb: loosen loosun- Make loose or looser
"loosen the tension on a rope" - loose - Make less severe or strict
- relax - Become less severe or strict
- relax - Disentangle and raise the fibers of
- tease, tease apart - Cause to become loose
"loosen the necktie" - untie, undo - Make less dense
"loosen the soil" - Become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened" - relax, loose
Derived forms: loosens, loosened, loosening See also: loosening Type of: alter, change, disentangle, modify, straighten out, unsnarl, weaken Antonym: stiffen |