Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"The noose loosened"
"the rope relaxed"
Opposites:
stiffen
Type of:
weaken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 2
"loosen the tension on a rope"
Opposites:
stiffen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"loosen the soil"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
Type of:
change
Verb group:
relax
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 5
"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
Verb group:
relax
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"undo the shoelace"
"untie the knot"
"loosen the necktie"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"tease wool"
Derived:
teaser
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
51
Times Searched
3
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