Found 3 items, similar to loosen.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: loosen melonggarkan, menggemburkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: loosen loosen v 1: make loose or looser; “loosen the tension on a rope” [syn: loose] [ant: stiffen] 2: make less severe or strict; “The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught” [syn: relax] 3: become less severe or strict; “The rules relaxed after the new director arrived” [syn: relax] 4: disentangle and raise the fibers of; “tease wool” [syn: tease, tease apart] 5: cause to become loose; “undo the shoelace”; “untie the knot”; “loosen the necktie” [syn: untie, undo] 6: make less dense; “loosen the soil” 7: become loose or looser or less tight; “The noose loosened”; “the rope relaxed” [syn: relax, loose] [ant: stiffen]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Loosen 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] Loosen \Loos"en\, v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. --S. Sharp. [1913 Webster]