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Meanings of
loosen
in English
Portuguese
sossegar
Catalan
afluixar
Spanish
aflojar
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Become loose or looser or less tight.
loose
relax
unfasten
stiffen
Portuguese
sossegar
Catalan
afluixar
Spanish
aflojar
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Disentangle and raise the fibers of.
tease
tease apart
Catalan
afluixar
Cause to become loose.
undo
untie
Usage of
loosen
in English
1
The IMF also said the Bank may need to
loosen
policy further.
2
Working as a television presenter can seriously
loosen
your grip on reality.
3
Castor's bill would
loosen
some of those restrictions in tax fraud cases.
4
The IMF also said the BoE may need to
loosen
policy further.
5
At present, traders do not foresee cash conditions to
loosen
too much.
6
The United States and Japan are pressuring China to
loosen
export restrictions.
7
Scald them to
loosen
the skin and nails; open and clean them.
8
We'll
loosen
up the mortar round the bars in the south room.
9
He said it was time for SaveMart to
loosen
the purse strings.
10
In a few days, they will
loosen
and come off by themselves.
11
With the one I might
loosen
the stone which flanked the window.
12
The hot water had helped her
loosen
up and overcome her doubts.
13
He sat down in the door and began to
loosen
a shoestring.
14
In a few minutes Didi had managed to
loosen
a third prong.
15
WA and Tasmania have not said when they will
loosen
travel restrictions.
16
He began to
loosen
up; the barriers weren't so solid after all.
Other examples for "loosen"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
loosen
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
loosen up
loosen a bit
Translations for
loosen
Portuguese
sossegar
afrouxar
Catalan
afluixar
soltar
liberalitzar
laxar
deslligar
desfermar
relaxar
relaxar-se
deixar anar
Spanish
aflojar
soltar
relajar
desatar
Loosen
through the time
Loosen
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common