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.
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After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree
good by loosening of the earth. --Bacon.
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2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
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It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.
--Dryden.
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3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the
alvine discharges of. --Bacon.
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