loosen

Meanings

• make loose or looser
  • "loosen the tension on a rope"
• make less severe or strict
• become less severe or strict
• disentangle and raise the fibers of
• cause to become loose
  • "loosen the necktie"
• make less dense
  • "loosen the soil"
• become loose or looser or less tight
  • "The noose loosened"

Synonyms

loose, relax, tease, tease apart, undo, untie