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loosened

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loos·en  (lsn)
v. loos·ened, loos·en·ing, loos·ens
v.tr.
1. To untie or make looser.
2. To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness.
3. To free (the bowels) from constipation.
v.intr.
To become loose or looser.
[Middle English lousnen, losnen, from losen, from los, loose; see loose.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.loosenedloosened - straightened out                    
disentangled, unsnarled
untangled - not tangled


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The house occupied by the family was on the slope of a mountain, and after a long drought there was a terrible tempest which not only raised the river to a great height but loosened the surface of the mountain so that a great landslide took place.
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Harling, and while I loosened the earth around the tree, she sat down on the steps and talked about the oriole family that had a nest in its branches.
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When, in despair, I took my drink, at once my brain loosened up and began to roll off the thousand words.
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