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1 definition found
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
loosen
up
v
1:
cause
to
become
unblocked
; "
The
medicine
unstuffed
my
nose
in
minutes
!" [
syn
:
unstuff
] [
ant
:
stuff
]
2:
become
less
tense
,
less
formal
,
or
less
restrained
,
and
assume
a
friendlier
manner
; "
our
new
colleague
relaxed
when
he
saw
that
we
were
a
friendly
group
" [
syn
:
relax
]
3:
make
one's
body
limber
or
suppler
by
stretching
,
as
if
to
prepare
for
strenuous
physical
activity
[
syn
:
limber up
,
warm up
]
4:
become
less
tense
,
rest
,
or
take
one's
ease
; "
He
relaxed
in
the
hot
tub
"; "
Let's
all
relax
after
a
hard
day's
work
"
[
syn
:
relax
,
unbend
,
unwind
,
decompress
, {
slow
down
] [
ant
:
tense
]
5:
cause
to
feel
relaxed
; "
A
hot
bath
always
relaxes
me
" [
syn
:
relax
,
unstrain
,
unlax
,
unwind
,
make relaxed
]
[
ant
:
tense
,
tense
]
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