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loosenverb to make less tautthe lead climber loosened the climbing rope so that the other climber could have more room to maneuver ease, relax, slack, slacken detach, free, unbind, undo, unfasten, untie strain, stretch, tense, tension, tighten attach, bind, fasten, tieconstrain, restrain to set free (as from slavery or confinement)the dog ran after the squirrel after he was loosened from the post discharge, disenthrall(also disenthral), emancipate, enfranchise, enlarge, free, liberate, loose, manumit, release, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter bail (out), deliver, parole, ransom, redeem, rescue, savedisembarrass, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, extricateunshackle turn loose bind, confine, enchain, fetter, restrain handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammelcommit, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up)conquer, enslave, subdue, subjugate to set free (from a state of being held in check)once he got to know us better, his inhibitions loosened a bit loose, release, uncork, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, manumit, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter, unmoor, unshackleair, express, take out, vent let go bridle, check, constrain, contain, control, curb, govern, hold, inhibit, regulate, rein (in), restrain, smother, tame handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammelbind, confine, enchain, fetterhalter, hamper in the 14th century |