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become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" make less dense; "loosen the soil" become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" |
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