Definitions of relax [ɪˈlæks]

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Definition of 'relax'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) relax
to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax:
to relax the muscles.

2.  relax
to diminish the force or intensity of, as effort or concentration; slacken or abate.

3.  relax
to make less strict or severe, as rules or discipline.

4.  relax
to release or bring relief from the effects of tension, anxiety, etc.

5. (v.i.) relax
to become less tense, rigid, or firm.

6.  relax
to become less strict or severe.

7.  relax
to reduce or stop work, effort, or application for the sake of rest or recreation.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L relaxāre loosen, relax =re-re - +laxāre to widen, undo, free, der. of laxus slack, lax)

Definition of 'relax'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
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. (verb) relax, unbend
make less taut
"relax the tension on the rope"

3. (verb) loosen, relax, loose
become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

4. (verb) relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
cause to feel relaxed
"A hot bath always relaxes me"

5. (verb) relax, loosen up
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. (verb) relax, loosen
make less severe or strict
"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

7. (verb) relax, loosen
become less severe or strict
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

8. (verb) slack, slacken, slack up, relax
make less active or fast
"He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

Definition of 'relax'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) relax
to rest or do things more slowly or calmly
I spent the weekend relaxing at home.

2. relax
to loosen
Relax the muscles in the your face.; Allow the muscles in your face to relax.

3. relax
to make less strict or severe
plans to relax the laws against casinos; rest and relaxation; the relaxation of copyright laws

Definition of 'relax'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) relax
relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless

2. (noun) relax
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

3. (noun) relax
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

4. (noun) relax
hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind

5. (noun) relax
to relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels

6. (noun) relax
relaxation

7. (verb) relax
to become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax

8. (verb) relax
to abate in severity; to become less rigorous

9. (verb) relax
to remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study

Translation of 'relax'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.
Afrikaans: ontspan	Arabic: يَسْتَريح، يُرَوِّح عن نَ	Bulgarian: отпускам
Brazilian: descontrair(-se)	Czech: uvolnit (se)	German: entspannen
Danish: slappe af; løsne	Greek: χαλαρώνω, ξεκουράζω, ξεκο	Spanish: relajar(se)
Estonian: lõdvestama, pingest vaban	Farsi: آرامش دادن؛ استراحت کردن	Finnish: rentoutua
French: (se) relaxer/relâcher	Hebrew: לְהֵירַגָע	Hindi: ढी़ला करना, होना
Croatian: opustiti se, relaksirati	Hungarian: kipiheni magát, lazít	Indonesian: mengendurkan ketegangan
Icelandic: slakaá	Italian: rilassare, rilassarsi	Japanese: ゆるめる
Korean: 편하게 하다	Lithuanian: at(si)palaiduoti	Latvian: atbrīvot, atslābināt
Malay: relek	Dutch: ontspannen	Norwegian: slappe av; løsne (taket)
Polish: rozluźnić się	Persian: آرامش دادن؛ استراحت کردن	Pashto: سياله (دمه) كول، هوسا كول
Portuguese: descontrair(-se)	Romanian: a (se) relaxa, a slăbi	Russian: расслаблять
Slovak: uvoľniť (sa)	Slovenian: sprostiti (se)	Serbian: opustiti se
Swedish: slappna av, lossa på	Thai: ผ่อนคลาย	Turkish: gevşe(t)mek, sakinleş(tir
Taiwanese: 放鬆	Ukrainian: розслаблювати(ся)	Urdu: ڈھیلا کرنا یا چھوڑنا
Vietnamese: thư giãn	Chinese: 放松
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