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Definition of Loosen up
- cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
- become less tense, rest, or take one''s ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let''s all relax after a hard day''s work"
- make one''s body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
- cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!"
- become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"
Hyponyms: unbend, vege out, vegetate, sit back, take it easy
Derivational Morphology: easiness, relaxation, relaxer, relaxant, rest, ease, repose, warm-up, tune-up, prolusion
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