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"
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verb

make less severe or strict

Example: "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
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verb

become less severe or strict

Example: "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
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verb

disentangle and raise the fibers of

Example: "tease wool"
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verb

cause to become loose

Example: "undo the shoelace"
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verb

make less dense

Example: "loosen the soil"

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