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Meanings of loosen up in English

Portuguese
pegar leve
Catalan
relaxar
Spanish
relajar

Cause to feel relaxed.

    pegar leve
    Catalan
    escalfar
    Spanish
    calentar

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

          escalfar
          Spanish
          aflojar

          Cause to become unblocked.

              aflojar
              Usage of loosen up in English
              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