loosen
loosen is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden.
- 2.To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon.
- 3.To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- absolution
- absolve
- acquire
- acquit
- acquittal
- acquittance
- adrift
- affranchise
- affranchisement
- asunder
- break
- cast
- clear
- collar
- deliver
- deliverance
- disband
- discharge
- disengage
- disengagement
- disentangle
- disenthrall
- disenthrallment
- disjoin
- dismiss
- dismissal
- emancipate
- emancipation
- enfranchise
- enfranchisement
- enlarge
- enlargement
- escape
- extricate
- extrication
- free
- from
- gain
- get
- harness
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is loosen.
- What is to free from restraint; to set at liberty.. It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden called?
- What is to remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon called?
- What is to become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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