Dictionary Check: loosen
"loosen" is a valid word!
Scrabble
6
points
Words with Friends
8
points
Definition
verb
make loose or looser
Example:
"loosen the tension on a rope"
verb
make less severe or strict
Example:
"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
verb
become less severe or strict
Example:
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
verb
disentangle and raise the fibers of
Example:
"tease wool"
verb
cause to become loose
Example:
"undo the shoelace"
verb
make less dense
Example:
"loosen the soil"
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