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Meanings of loosen up in anglès

portuguès
pegar leve
català
relaxar
espanyol
relajar

Cause to feel relaxed.

relaxar
català
escalfar
espanyol
calentar

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

escalfar
Synonyms
Examples for "limber up"
Examples for "limber up"
1
Gets me in the morning, but I limber up all right.
Treasure and Trouble Therewith: A Tale of California
2
Tin Philosopher coughed to limber up the diaphragm of his speaker and continued:
Bread Overhead
3
Seeing the day was lost, we were ordered to limber up and leave.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson / In Which is T...
4
You want to limber up your men a bit before game is called.
Dick Prescott's Fourth Year at West Point / Or, Ready to Drop th...
5
Wander around, and limber up with walks or a bicycle ride.
The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for...
1
For reasons that soon became clear, Ralph took longer to warm up.
The Information Officer
2
It takes six to seven years to warm up a new subway.
The new yorker
3
Over the course of a few days, I saw them warm up.
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
Now, why on earth did her body warm up at his words?
The irish warrior
5
We'll run some laps on the Clutch course, just to warm up.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
espanyol
aflojar

Cause to become unblocked.

aflojar
Usage of loosen up in anglès
1
We'll loosen up the mortar round the bars in the south room.
A Texas Ranger
2
The hot water had helped her loosen up and overcome her doubts.
Metro 2034
3
He began to loosen up; the barriers weren't so solid after all.
The Neutronium Alchemist
4
The more public buildings loosen up a bit, though not too much.
The Guardian
5
Then with my cultivator I loosen up the bottom of the furrow.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
6
If he doesn't loosen up, we'll lose him to Sorcha's High Court.
Wicked lovely
7
I am trying to make changes, and, as Jessie says, loosen up.
Within arm's reach
8
Wexford had a few limbs of their own to loosen up yesterday.
The Irish Times
9
Plan a fun evening out where you can relax and loosen up!
The South African
10
Describes how he works on his hands to loosen up before playing.
The new yorker
11
Heat jumped in, hoping solid pushes would get Bell to loosen up.
Driving Heat
12
Kyle began to loosen up and copy some of Flagg's good humor.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
13
Say-can'tyou loosen up for about three fingers more of that booze?
Heart of the West
14
You really need to loosen up a bit, Melissa fired back.
Hearts of grey
15
He chatted with me in a lighthearted way to help me loosen up.
Feminist dot com
16
It's only a matter of time before policymakers are forced to loosen up.
Reuters
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Translations for loosen up
Loosen up through the time
Loosen up across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common