Main entry: unlax, relax, unstrain, unwind, loosen up, make relaxed
Definition: cause to feel relaxed
Usage: A hot bath always relaxes me
Main entry: unbend, loosen up, decompress, unwind, relax, slow down
Definition: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
Usage: He relaxed in the hot tub; Let's all relax after a hard day's work
Main entry: loose, loosen, relax
Definition: become loose or looser or less tight
Usage: The noose loosened; the rope relaxed
Definition: make less taut
Usage: relax the tension on the rope
Main entry: slack, slack up, slacken, relax
Definition: make less active or fast
Usage: He slackened his pace as he got tired; Don't relax your efforts now
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
Definition: become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
Usage: our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group