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Detailed Synonyms for loosen up in English

loosen up:

loosen up verbe

  1. loosen up
    – cause to feel relaxed 1
    to relax; to unwind; unlax; loosen up; unstrain; make relaxed
    – cause to feel relaxed 1
  2. loosen up
    – become less tense, rest, or take one's ease 1
    to relax; to unwind; to slow down; loosen up; unbend; decompress
    – become less tense, rest, or take one's ease 1
    • relax verbe (relaxes, relaxed, relaxing)
      • He relaxed in the hot tub1
      • Let's all relax after a hard day's work1
    • unwind verbe (unwinds, unwinded, unwinding)
    • slow down verbe (slows down, slowed down, slowing down)
    • loosen up verbe
    • unbend verbe
    • decompress verbe
  3. loosen up
    – make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity 1
    to warm up; limber up; loosen up
    – make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity 1
  4. loosen up
    – cause to become unblocked 1
    loosen up; unstuff
    – cause to become unblocked 1
  5. loosen up
    – become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner 1
    to relax; loosen up
    – become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner 1
    • relax verbe (relaxes, relaxed, relaxing)
      • our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group1
    • loosen up verbe

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Related Definitions for "loosen up":

  1. cause to feel relaxed1
  2. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease1
  3. make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity1
  4. cause to become unblocked1
  5. become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner1

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