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Loosen up   /lˈusən əp/   Listen
Loosen up

verb
1.
Cause to become unblocked.  Synonym: unstuff.
2.
Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner.  Synonym: relax.
3.
Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity.  Synonyms: limber up, warm up.
4.
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.  Synonyms: decompress, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind.  "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
5.
Cause to feel relaxed.  Synonyms: make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind.






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"Loosen up" Quotes from Famous Books



... this is a business necessity. From mine, it is applied morality. Why, Sophy, you're stunning! Here, sit down: I have to loosen up ...
— A Woman Named Smith • Marie Conway Oemler

... he would Loosen up a trifle for his own Fireside. The fact that Jennie was his wife gave her quite a Standing with him. He admired her for having made such a Success ...
— Ade's Fables • George Ade



Words linked to "Loosen up" :   act, vege out, affect, slow down, unlax, tense, strain, relax, disengage, unblock, exercise, unbend, behave, change state, vegetate, work out, stuff, take it easy, free, do, turn, sit back



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