Associations to the word «Loosened»
Noun
- Thread
- Sword
- Galloway
- Gown
- Chain
- Tail
- Boil
- Barrel
- Pistol
- Dust
- Seam
- Sleeve
- Felt
- Drag
- Leg
- Bound
- Fiber
- Jak
- Brace
- Cage
- Mantle
- Contraction
- Breath
- Spear
- Arm
- Cuff
- Lace
- Stick
- Hand
- Plank
- Pulling
- Shake
- Coil
- Thigh
- Dip
- Adele
- Ache
- Endeavor
- Vein
- Crow
- Kernel
- Break
- Knob
- Airway
- Drink
- Decomposition
- Cement
- Fluid
- Torture
- Inflammation
- Crack
- Pack
- Paste
- Enjoyment
- Blow
- Wash
- Terra
- Coat
- Grain
Verb
Wiktionary
LOOSEN, verb. To make loose.
LOOSEN, verb. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
LOOSEN, verb. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.
LOOSEN THE APRON STRINGS, verb. (idiomatic) (colloquial) To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone)
LOOSEN THE PURSE STRINGS, verb. (idiomatic) (colloquial) To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.
LOOSEN UP, verb. (intransitive) to become loose; to loosen
LOOSEN UP, verb. (colloquial) to relax, act less seriously.
Dictionary definition
LOOSEN, verb. Make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope".
LOOSEN, verb. Make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught".
LOOSEN, verb. Become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived".
LOOSEN, verb. Disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool".
LOOSEN, verb. Cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie".
LOOSEN, verb. Make less dense; "loosen the soil".
LOOSEN, verb. Become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.