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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tease, tease apart |
| Type of | straighten out, unsnarl, disentangle |
Examples of loosen
loosen
This new world of distributed information doesn't loosen the focus on the buyer.
From the forbes.com
Ragland, who can loosen up defenses with drives, found paths to the hoop closed.
From the kansas.com
Add 2 big tbsp of the beaten whites to loosen the batter, then fold in the rest.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It helps loosen those tight areas and counters the effects of prolonged sitting.
From the latimes.com
In humid climates, glue can loosen and result in wallpaper peeling off the wall.
From the toledoblade.com
Chrysler said a tunnel shield could loosen, drop down and rub on the driveshaft.
From the wheels.blogs.nytimes.com
You roll your head, hoping to loosen the knots in your neck, and shut your eyes.
From the scienceblogs.com
Run spatula carefully around edges to loosen before turning out on cooling rack.
From the dailyherald.com
Using a towel to hold the ramekins, run a knife around the inside rim to loosen.
From the sfgate.com
- Make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
- Relax: make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
- Tease: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
- Untie: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
- Make less dense; "loosen the soil"
- (loosened) disentangled: straightened out
- (loosening) relaxation: an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
- (loosening) the act of making something less tight
