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loosen up

verb

1 loosen up

Cause to become unblocked.

synonym: unstuff.

is a specific kind of: disengage, free.

is a broader term that covers: unblock.

is the opposite of: block, choke up, lug, stuff.

2 loosen up

Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner.

synonym: relax.

is a specific kind of: act, behave, do.

derivation: easiness, relaxation.

3 loosen up

Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity.

synonyms: limber up, warm up.

is a specific kind of: exercise, work out.

derivation: prolusion, tune-up, warm-up.

4 loosen up

Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.

synonyms: decompress, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind.

is a specific kind of: change state, turn.

is a broader term that covers: vege out, vegetate | sit back, take it easy.

is the opposite of: tense, tense up.

derivation: ease, relaxation, repose, rest | relaxation | relaxant.

Dutch: ontspannen, relaxen

5 loosen up

Cause to feel relaxed.

synonyms: make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind.

is a specific kind of: affect.

is a broader term that covers: unbend.

cause: decompress, loosen upv4, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind.

is the opposite of: strain, tense, tense up.

derivation: relaxant | easiness, relaxation | relaxer | relaxant.

Dutch: ontspannen

Moby thesaurus: amuse, beguile, beguile the time, convulse, delight, divert, drown care, ease off, enliven, entertain, exhilarate, fracture one, have a ball, have fun, kill, kill time, knock dead, laugh it up, live it up, raise a laugh ... show more.

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