English to English
verb
- make loose or looser
Loosen the tension on a rope.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make less severe or strict
The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become less severe or strict
The rules relaxed after the new director arrived.
source: WordNet 3.0
- disentangle and raise the fibers of
Tease wool.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to become loose
Undo the shoelace.
Untie the knot.
Loosen the necktie.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make less dense
Loosen the soil.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become loose or looser or less tight
The noose loosened.
The rope relaxed.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.
source: Webster 1913
- To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [lúsn] Kumalag; kumalas; magpalwag
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
