(ש"ע) רפיון, התרופפות, פעולה של להפוך משהו לרופף יותר; מאורע של החלשת שליטה או כוח

(פ') לשחרר, להתיר; לנתק; לרופף; להתרופף; להשתחרר

n. looseness, act of making something less tight; incident of weakening of control or strength

v. unbind, untie, unfasten; set free, release; make less tight, slacken; make less dense or compact; make less strict or severe; free from constipation; become loose

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Noun
1. an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
(synonym) relaxation, slackening
(hypernym) weakening
(hyponym) thaw
(derivation) loosen, loose
2. the act of making something less tight
(synonym) laxation
(antonym) tightening
(hypernym) alteration, modification, adjustment
(hyponym) untying, undoing, unfastening
(derivation) untie, undo, loosen

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Verb
1. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
(synonym) loose
(antonym) stiffen
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) relax, unbend
(cause) relax, loose
(derivation) relaxation, loosening, slackening
2. make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
(synonym) relax
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(verb-group) relax
3. become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
(synonym) relax
(hypernym) change
(verb-group) relax
4. disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
(synonym) tease, tease apart
(hypernym) disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out
5. cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
(synonym) untie, undo
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) loosening, laxation
6. make less dense; "loosen the soil"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) scarify
7. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
(synonym) relax, loose
(antonym) stiffen
(hypernym) weaken
(derivation) relaxation, loosening, slackening

v. uvolnit (se); povolit; uvolnit (se) koho/co (nepouštěj se provazu)

Czas. luzować; rozluźniać (się); odprężać (się)

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Loosen