loosen
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
verb
1. To make loose.
"After the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt."
2. To become loose.
"I noticed that my seatbelt had gradually loosened during the journey."
3. To disengage (a device that restrains).
4. To become unfastened or undone.
5. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
6. To relieve (the bowels) from constipation; to promote defecation.
7. To create a breach or rift between (two parties).
8. To sail away (from the shore).
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Source: en.wiktionary.org
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