What does relax mean?

Definitions for relax
rɪˈlæksre·lax

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow downverb

    become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

    "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

  2. relax, unbendverb

    make less taut

    "relax the tension on the rope"

  3. loosen, relax, looseverb

    become loose or looser or less tight

    "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

  4. relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxedverb

    cause to feel relaxed

    "A hot bath always relaxes me"

  5. relax, loosen upverb

    become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

    "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

  6. relax, loosenverb

    make less severe or strict

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

  7. relax, loosenverb

    become less severe or strict

    "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

  8. slack, slacken, slack up, relaxverb

    make less active or fast

    "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

Wiktionary

  1. relaxverb

    To make something loose.

  2. relaxverb

    To become loose.

  3. relaxverb

    To make something less severe or tense.

  4. relaxverb

    To become less severe or tense.

  5. relaxverb

    To become more lenient.

  6. relaxverb

    To relieve (something) from stress.

  7. Etymology: From relaxer, from relaxare, from re- + laxare, from laxus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To RELAXverb

    Etymology: relaxo, Lat.

    The sinews, when the southern wind bloweth, are more relax. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    The statute of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature. Jonathan Swift.

    Nor praise relax, nor difficulty fright. Vanity of Wishes.

    It serv’d not to relax their serried files. John Milton.

  2. To Relaxverb

    To be mild; to be remiss; to be not rigorous.

    If in some regards she chose
    To curb poor Paulo in too close;
    In others she relax’d again,
    And govern’d with a looser rein. Matthew Prior.

Wikipedia

  1. relax

    REgular LAnguage description for XML (RELAX) is a specification for describing XML-based languages. A description written in RELAX is called a RELAX grammar. RELAX Core has been approved as an ISO/IEC Technical Report 22250-1 in 2002 (ISO/IEC TR 22250-1:2002). It was developed by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 (ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1, Subcommittee 34 - Document description and processing languages).RELAX was designed by Murata Makoto. In 2001, an XML schema language RELAX NG was created by unifying of RELAX Core and James Clark's TREX. It was published as ISO/IEC 19757-2 in 2003.

ChatGPT

  1. relax

    To relax generally means to become less tense, anxious, or stressed. It involves releasing or decreasing tension and allowing oneself to rest or engage in leisure activities. It can also refer to making rules, restrictions, or laws less strict or severe.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Relaxnoun

    to make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews

  2. Relaxnoun

    to make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors

  3. Relaxnoun

    hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind

  4. Relaxnoun

    to relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels

  5. Relaxverb

    to become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax

  6. Relaxverb

    to abate in severity; to become less rigorous

  7. Relaxverb

    to remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study

  8. Relaxnoun

    relaxation

  9. Relaxadjective

    relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless

Wikidata

  1. Relax

    "Relax" is the debut single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome. Although fairly inauspicious upon initial release, "Relax" finally reached number one on the UK singles chart on 24 January 1984, ultimately becoming one of the most controversial and most commercially successful records of the entire decade. The single eventually sold a reported 2 million copies in the UK alone, making it the seventh best-selling single in UK singles chart history. Following the release of the group's second single, "Two Tribes", "Relax" rallied from a declining UK chart position during June 1984 to climb back up the UK charts and re-attain number-two spot behind "Two Tribes" at number one, representing simultaneous chart success by a single act unprecedented since the early 1960s. Upon release in the United States in late 1984, "Relax" repeated its slow UK progress, reaching number 67 upon initial release, but eventually reaching number 10 in March 1985. The song won Best British Single at the 1985 Brit Awards. The song was used in the films Body Double, Police Academy, Gotcha!, Bony a klid, Zoolander and The Proposal. It was featured in an episode of Miami Vice, and in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Saints Row: The Third, and a 2009 television advertisement for Virgin Atlantic, marking 25 years since the company's foundation.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Relax

    rē-laks′, v.t. to loosen one thing away from another: to slacken: to make less close, tense, or rigid: to make less severe: to relieve from attention or effort: to divert: to open or loosen, as the bowels: to make languid.—v.i. to become less close: to become less severe: to attend less.—adj. Relax′able.—ns. Relax′ant, a relaxing medicine; Relaxā′tion, act of relaxing: state of being relaxed: remission of application: unbending: looseness.—adj. Relax′ative. [Fr.,—L. relaxāre, -ātumre-, away from, laxāre, to loosen—laxus, loose.]

Editors Contribution

  1. relaxverb

    To afresh mutually in opposition not sufficiently strict, but sever, or careful. 1.) Make or become less tense or anxious.

    The Kingdom to come sounds very relaxing as I read the scriptures.

    Etymology: Cool


    Submitted by Tony_Elyon on February 29, 2024  

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British National Corpus

  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'relax' in Verbs Frequency: #534

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of relax in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of relax in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of relax in a Sentence

  1. American Michael Kim:

    I'm pretty used to rain delays from playing on the (second tier) Web.com Tour, this year has been probably a record of so little rain delays. I'm comfortable going in and going out — I felt good. I can just relax in the morning, take it easy. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

  2. Deanna Brooks:

    When you’re ready to relax there’s a wonderful show tub in your master bedroom.

  3. Masayo Imura:

    Synchronized swimming athletes don't have the time to go out and relax in places like parks.

  4. President Trump:

    Food Many grocers are limiting the number of certain items that can be purchased, such asmilk, eggs andmeat. As stores continue to restock Food Many grocers shelves, some shoppers are resorting tocanned goods, frozen fruitsand other alternatives. President Trump assured Americans on Monday that there is no need to hoard supplies, saying the supply chain remained healthy. You dont have to buy so much, take it easy, just relax.

  5. Pounds Pitt:

    When I got off the bike I could relax and breathe easy, i loved the marathon because I ’m a runner. She finished the run in just over five hours. With the Ironman, she raised $ 60,000 for Interplast, which provides free reconstructive surgery to people in developing countries. She has raised about $ 1 million for the charity over the last several years. More from Runner’s World : 5 Unhealthy.

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Translations for relax

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  • استرخىArabic
  • relaxar, afluixarCatalan, Valencian
  • uvolnitCzech
  • slappe af, falde til roDanish
  • entspannen, lockernGerman
  • χαλαρώστεGreek
  • malstreĉiĝiEsperanto
  • reposar, relajar, aflojar, relájeseSpanish
  • löysentää, rentoutua, höllentää, relata, höllentyä, rauhoittua, hölletäFinnish
  • détendez-vous, se détendre, relâcher, détendreFrench
  • relaxarGalician
  • आराम करेंHindi
  • laxeskar, laxigarIdo
  • relaxItalian
  • תירגעHebrew
  • ほっとする, くつろぐ, くつろがせる, 落ち着かせる, 緊張を解く, 落ち着く, 緩和する, 緩める, 和らげるJapanese
  • 편하게 하다Korean
  • relaxat, relaxōLatin
  • whakatakupeMāori
  • losmaken, ontspannenDutch
  • slappe avNorwegian
  • relaxar, afrouxar, soltarPortuguese
  • relaxa, desface, destindeRomanian
  • ослаблять, ослабить, расслабляться, распускаться, смягчать, смягчить, смягчиться, расслаблять, расслабить, смягчаться, распускать, распустить, распуститься, расслабитьсяRussian
  • koppla avSwedish
  • розслабитисяUkrainian
  • 放鬆Chinese

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