Definition of loosen

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Loosen (v. t.) To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.

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Laxator :: Laxator (n.) That which loosens; -- esp., a muscle which by its contraction loosens some part..
Unmortise :: Unmortise (v. t.) To loosen, unfix, or separate, as things mortised together..
Solutive :: Solutive (a.) Tending to dissolve; loosening; laxative.
Picker :: Picker (n.) A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fiber.
Relax :: Relax (n.) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels..
Disbind :: Disbind (v. t.) To unbind; to loosen.
Untie :: Untie (v. t.) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot..
Unhook :: Unhook (v. t.) To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress..
Start :: Start (v. t.) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel..
Release :: Release (n.) To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance..
Loosen :: Loosen (v. t.) To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth..
Loosen :: Loosen (v. t.) To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
Unfix :: Unfix (v. t.) To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections..
Backlash :: Backlash (n.) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion..
Unstring :: Unstring (v. t.) To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow..
Loose :: Loose (a.) To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
Unrein :: Unrein (v. t.) To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from.
Loosened :: Loosened (imp. & p. p.) of Loose.
Unscrew :: Unscrew (v. t.) To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it..
Deglutinate :: Deglutinate (v. t.) To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unties; to unglue.
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