Main entry: loose, loosen, relax
Definition: become loose or looser or less tight
Usage: The noose loosened; the rope relaxed
Definition: make loose or looser
Usage: loosen the tension on a rope
Main entry: loosen
Definition: make less dense
Usage: loosen the soil
Main entry: untie, loosen, undo
Definition: cause to become loose
Usage: undo the shoelace; untie the knot; loosen the necktie
Main entry: tease, tease apart, loosen
Definition: disentangle and raise the fibers of
Usage: tease wool
Definition: become less severe or strict
Usage: The rules relaxed after the new director arrived
Definition: make less severe or strict
Usage: The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught