Found 3 items, similar to Loosening.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: loosen melonggarkan, menggemburkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: loosening loosening n 1: an occurrence of control or strength weakening; “the relaxation of requirements”; “the loosening of his grip”; “the slackening of the wind” [syn: relaxation, slackening] 2: the act of making something less tight [syn: laxation] [ant: tightening]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Loosening Loosen \Loos"en\ (l[=oo]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loosened (l[=oo]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Loosening.] [See Loose, v. t.] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. [1913 Webster] After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. [1913 Webster] It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]