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Definition of "loosen" []

  • To untie or make looser. (verb-transitive)
  • To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness. (verb-transitive)
  • To free (the bowels) from constipation. (verb-transitive)
  • To become loose or looser. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "loosen" in a sentence
  • "Cool in the pan for 15 minutes or so; be sure to cut around the sides to loosen from the pan before cutting and serving. comments"
  • "Cool in the pan for 15 minutes or so; be sure to cut around the sides to loosen from the pan before cutting and serving."
  • "Also admittedly, loosen is more common by far than either of the un - forms, and Tiffany would have done better to use it."