to loosen something up

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• loosen something up — ˌloosen ˈup | ˌloosen sb/sthˈup derived to relax your muscles or parts of the body or to make them relax, before taking exercise, etc • Dancers were loosening up before going on stage. Main entry: ↑loosenderived …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — verb 1 (I, T) to make something less tight or less firmly fixed, or to become less tight or less firmly fixed: You ll need a spanner to loosen that bolt. | Check the plug there may be a loosened connection. 2 (T) to unfasten something, especially …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• loosen someone's tongue — loosen someone’s tongue phrase to make someone more willing to talk about something Thesaurus: to persuade someone to tell you somethingsynonym Main entry: loosen * * * make someone talk freely * * * loosen someone s tongue : to cause someone to… …   Useful english dictionary

• loosen the reins — loosen/relax the reins tighten the reins to start to control something or someone more carefully. The Government has relaxed the reins on wage control to boost consumer spending. (often + on) …   New idioms dictionary

• loosen — loos|en [ lusn ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to become or make something less tightly fastened: I d eaten so much I had to loosen my belt. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to become or make something less firmly fixed in position: To open …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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 — 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

• loosen up — verb 1. cause to become unblocked (Freq. 1) The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes! • Syn: ↑unstuff • Ant: ↑stuff (for: ↑unstuff) …   Useful english dictionary

• loosen — [ˈluːs(ə)n] verb [I/T] to become less firmly fixed or fastened, or to make something less firmly fixed or fastened Ant: tighten The screws began to loosen.[/ex] He loosened his tie.[/ex] • loosen up …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• loosen — verb /ˈluːsn̩/ make something less tight; unfasten After the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt. Ant: tighten See Also: loose, unloosen …   Wiktionary