Loosened
[loo-suh n] /ˈlu sən/
verb (used with object)
1.
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
2.
to make less tight; slacken or relax:
to loosen one’s grasp.
3.
to make less firmly fixed in place:
to loosen a tooth.
4.
to let loose or set free from bonds, restraint, or constraint.
5.
to make less close or compact in structure or arrangement.
6.
to make less dense or coherent:
to loosen the soil in a garden.
7.
to relax in strictness or severity, as restraint or discipline:
to loosen restrictions on trade.
8.
to relieve (the bowels) of their constipated condition.
verb (used without object)
9.
to become loose or looser (sometimes followed by up):
His hold loosened. Your shoes will loosen up with wear.
/ˈluːsən/
verb
1.
to make or become less tight, fixed, etc
2.
(often foll by up) to make or become less firm, compact, or rigid
3.
(transitive) to untie
4.
(transitive) to let loose; set free
5.
(often foll by up) to make or become less strict, severe, etc
6.
(transitive) to rid or relieve (the bowels) of constipation
v.
late 14c., losnen, later lousen (early 15c.), from loose (v.) + -en (1). Related: Loosened; loosening.
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