Definitions for loosen
ˈlu sənloosen

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. loosen, looseverb

   make loose or looser

   "loosen the tension on a rope"

2. relax, loosenverb

   make less severe or strict

   "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

3. relax, loosenverb

   become less severe or strict

   "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

4. tease, tease apart, loosenverb

   disentangle and raise the fibers of

   "tease wool"

5. untie, undo, loosenverb

   cause to become loose

   "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"

6. loosenverb

   make less dense

   "loosen the soil"

7. loosen, relax, looseverb

   become loose or looser or less tight

   "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. loosenverb

   make something less tight; unfasten

   After the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Loosenverb

   Etymology: from loose.

   1. To relax any thing tied.2. To make less coherent.

   After a year’s rooting, then shaking doth the tree good, by loosening of the earth. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   3. To separate a compages.

   She breaks her back, the loosen’d sides give way,
   And plunge the Tuscan soldiers in the sea. John Dryden, Æn.

   4. To free from restraint.

   It resolves those difficulties which the rules beget; it loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   5. To make not costive.

   Fear looseneth the belly; because the heat retiring towards the heart, the guts are relaxed in the same manner as fear also causeth trembling. Francis Bacon, Nat. History, №. 41.

2. To Loosenverb

   To part.

   Etymology: from loose.

   When the polypus appears in the throat, extract it that way; it being more ready to loosen when pulled in that direction than by the nose. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

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1. loosen

   To loosen generally means to make something less tight, less firmly fixed, or less tense. It could also mean to relax or possibly to relieve from a constraint.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Loosenverb

   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

2. Loosenverb

   to free from restraint; to set at liberty.

3. Loosenverb

   to remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of

4. Loosenverb

   to become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact

5. Etymology: [See Loose, v. t.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LOOSEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Loosen is ranked #104602 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Loosen surname appeared 171 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Loosen.
   
   98.8% or 169 total occurrences were White.

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1. • Change
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How to pronounce loosen?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say loosen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of loosen in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of loosen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of loosen in a Sentence

1. David Bloom:

   Going forward, if rates move a little higher than expected then the dollar will go up a little. However, if at any time next year the market thinks the Fed may need to loosen in 2017, then the dollar will plummet. The risk/reward in 2016 is for a weaker dollar.

2. European Economic Commissioner Pierre Moscovici:

   The Commission has but one compass, that of the growth and stability pact, and rules should be implemented, concerning Greece, we have another compass, the adoption of the memorandum of understanding and the (reform) program. Nothing should make us loosen these reforms.

3. Altug Isler:

   The ban has became a serious issue for the fintech firms working in this area and they have started taking the crypto payment ban to court, i think the government will make an effort to bring regulations into the cryptocurrency market and loosen this ban.

4. Phil Mickelson:

   It was the first round in four months and I'll loosen up, hopefully, the way I'm playing will show in the score. But today, it just didn't.

5. Famer Kobe Bryant:

   I was happy I was able to get loose a little bit, i felt like the Tin Man for a while and couldn't find any oil anywhere to loosen up these joints. I felt pretty good - it was fun and it was a good competitive game.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=loosen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Loosen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=loosen
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosen
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html