Definitions for relax
rɪˈlæksre·lax

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To RELAXverb

   Etymology: relaxo, Lat.

   1. To slacken; to make less tense.

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

   2. To remit; to make less severe or rigorous.

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

   3. To make less attentive or laborious.

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

   4. To ease; to divert.5. To open; to loose.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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, -ātum—re-, away from, laxāre, to loosen—laxus, loose.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 Tehorah_Elyon on February 29, 2024  

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1. relax

   Song lyrics by relax -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by relax on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

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

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Anagrams for relax »

1. laxer

How to pronounce relax?

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 relax in sign language?

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. Vande Hei:

   We'll be inquarantine, we'll get monitored very frequently to make sure that we're staying healthy. And then,we'll have time to exercise, relax, walk around outside. I'm going to try to make sure I spend as much time outside as possible while I still have the chance. And, just make sure I have everything in order before we go, in addition to that, we will also review a lot of the procedures that we'll be using to actually get to the space station. We'll do those pretty frequently.

2. Rachel Dardik:

   We teach women exercises that help them relax the pelvic floor muscles, which can help a great deal.

3. Harrison Ford:

   I would like them to sit down, relax in their seat and just let the story begin, i'm not going to ruin it for them by talking about what happens.

4. Deanna Brooks:

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

5. Navod Ahmir:

   For example, if I'm taking a nap, then my partner may relax in the cabin, work at a nearby park bench or explore the area until I wake, communication is key, as it's equal parts listening to understand and speaking up for yourself.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=relax
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Relax
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=relax
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relax
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relax
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=relax
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=relax
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=relax