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1 loosen
vi., vt. 늦추다, 느그러지다, 풀리다, 흩어지다, 놓다, 놓아주다 -
2 relax
(긴장.힘등을)늦추다(loosen), 힘을 빼다, (법, 규율 등을)관대하게 하다, (주의.노력등을)줄이다, 덜하다, 게을리하다, (심신을)나른하게 하다, 기운을 잃게하다, (정신적 긴장을)풀게하다, 편하게 하다, 쉬게하다, 인도하다, 양도하다, (변이)통하게 하다, (긴장.힘.추위 등이)풀리다, 느른해지다, 풀리어(...으로)되다, (사람이)정신적 긴장을 풀다, 릴랙스하다, 누그러지다, (사람이)긴장이 풀리어(...으로)되다, (힘.노력등이)약해지다, 쉬다, 편히하다, 변비가 낫다
См. также в других словарях:
loosen — ► VERB 1) make or become loose. 2) (loosen up) warm up in preparation for an activity. ● loosen someone s tongue Cf. ↑loosen someone s tongue DERIVATIVES loosener noun … English terms dictionary
Loosen — Loos en (l[=oo]s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loosened} (l[=oo]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosening}.] [See {Loose}, v. t.] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loosen up — (someone) to behave in a relaxed, informal way. Slowly she began to loosen up and, by the second semester, she was making friends with her classmates. The question was supposed to loosen people up and chase away their anxieties … New idioms dictionary
loosen — [lo͞os′ən] vt., vi. to make or become loose or looser; specif., a) to free from confinement or restraint; unbind, unfasten, etc. b) to make less taut, less compact, etc. ☆ loosen up Informal 1. to talk freely 2. to give money generously 3. to… … English World dictionary
Loosen — Loos en, v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loosen — index disencumber, disentangle, disenthrall, dissociate, ease, extricate, give (yield), remit ( … Law dictionary
Loosen — Forme génitive du néerlandais Loos, surnom désignant une personne rusée. Loos est aussi en allemand un hypocoristique de Ludwig (= Louis). Enfin, c est parfois un toponyme avec le sens de prairie marécageuse (germanique lauth) … Noms de famille
loosen — (v.) late 14c., losnen, later lousen (early 15c.), from LOOSE (Cf. loose) (v.) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Loosened; loosening … Etymology dictionary
loosen — loos|en [ˈlu:sən] v 1.) [I and T] to make something less tight or less firmly fastened, or to become less tight or less firmly fastened ≠ ↑tighten ▪ You ll need a spanner to loosen that bolt. ▪ The screws have loosened. ▪ Harry loosened his tie.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
loosen — [[t]lu͟ːs(ə)n[/t]] loosens, loosening, loosened 1) VERB If someone loosens restrictions or laws, for example, they make them less strict or severe. [V n] Many business groups have been pressing the Federal Reserve to loosen interest rates... [V… … English dictionary
loosen — UK [ˈluːs(ə)n] / US [ˈlus(ə)n] verb Word forms loosen : present tense I/you/we/they loosen he/she/it loosens present participle loosening past tense loosened past participle loosened 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become or make something less… … English dictionary
