Loosen - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- become less severe or strict (syn: relax)
- disentangle and raise the fibers of (syn: tease)
- cause to become loose (syn: undo, untie)
Extra examples
He used a spade to loosen the soil.
She loosened the cake from the sides of the pan.
After eating so much I had to loosen my belt.
When the meeting was over he loosened his tie.
One of the screws had loosened a bit and had to be tightened.
Each generation seems to loosen the established standards of behavior.
Standards of behavior seem to be loosening everywhere.
The strictness of his imprisonment had been loosened.
That access of fear loosened his joints.
The ties that bind them together are loosening.
He reached up to loosen the scarf around his neck.
Loosen the bolt so the bars can be turned.
She loosened her hair.
Harry loosened his grip momentarily and Anna wriggled free.
The nail loosened and was shed in fragments.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: loosen
he/she/it: loosens
present participle: loosening
past tense: loosened
past participle: loosened
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