v
To reduce (something) in amount or size.
adv
(dialect) Free from restraints.
v
To escape; to free oneself.
v
(intransitive, slang, somewhat dated) To hang out; spend time together with another person or group.
v
(obsolete) To sink down.
v
To reduce the intensity of one's physical training, as a short recovery period.
adj
(nautical) Of a sail: not properly secured at the bottom.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To submerge; cause to sink; drown.
v
(now rare) To give vent (to), to let loose (unrestrained feelings, emotions etc.).
v
(figuratively) To cease being offended.
v
(intransitive, slang) To remain relaxed; be chill out or easy-going.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To moderate the ardour or intensity of; assuage; to appease, pacify, or lessen.
v
(intransitive) To fall away gradually; to subside.
v
(obsolete) To loosen, unfasten.
n
(Britain) An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.
v
(intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort.
v
(euphemistic, usually reflexively) To gain weight
v
(intransitive, idiomatic, sometimes followed by with or on) To shout, make a loud sound, or perform a sudden, vehement action; to behave in a raucous, frenzied manner.
v
To let one's hair down, especially on the part of a man who is very straight-laced.
v
(intransitive) To cease or stop (doing something intense).
v
(transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
adj
(colloquial, simile) Very loose (in various senses).
v
(idiomatic) To behave in a way such as to cause damage to one's own faction, political party, etc.
n
(chiefly US, law) a broad interpretation of the Constitution, especially one strays from literal, textualist meaning and adapts to evolving circumstances
n
The end of a rope that has not been fastened.
v
(transitive, archaic) to unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.)
v
(transitive) To make loose.
v
(idiomatic) To cause (someone) to be less cautious or more free in what they say.
v
(idiomatic, colloquial) To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone).
v
(idiomatic, colloquial) To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.
v
(colloquial) To relax; to act less seriously.
n
The action of relaxing, especially relaxing the muscles before exercise, sport, etc.
n
(obsolete) A loosing from; an escape or outlet; an evasion.
v
(intransitive, transitive, US) To diminish in intensity.
v
(transitive) To make something loose.
n
A diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the natural and healthy tone of parts.
v
(intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
v
(transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
v
Obsolete spelling of sink [(ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.]
v
To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like
v
(intransitive) To relax, especially one's muscles.
v
To stretch muscles, limbs, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time.
v
To become loose or come off.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) relax from a stretched state.
adj
Having been made less tight; having been loosened.
v
(intransitive) To slow, as if coming to an end; to become calmer or less busy.
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