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loosening |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb loosen 3 of 5 senses of loosen Sense 1 loosen, loose => relax, unbend => slacken, remit => slack => unscrew => unscrew Sense 4 loosen => scarify => ruffle, fluff Sense 5 loosen, relax => relax, loose Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb loosen 3 of 5 senses of loosen Sense 1 loosen, loose => relax, unbend => unbrace => slacken, remit => douse, dowse => slack => unscrew => unscrew Sense 4 loosen => scarify => ruffle, fluff Sense 5 loosen, relax => relax, loose Entailment of verb loosen Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb loosen 5 senses of loosen Sense 1 loosen, loose => change, alter Sense 2 tease, tease apart, loosen => disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out Sense 3 untie, undo, loosen => change, alter Sense 4 loosen => change, alter Sense 5 loosen, relax => weaken Familiarity of verb loosen loosen used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb loosen Sense 1 loosen, loose => change, alter -------------- Sense 2 tease, tease apart, loosen => disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out -------------- Sense 3 untie, undo, loosen => change, alter -------------- Sense 4 loosen => change, alter -------------- Sense 5 loosen, relax => weaken -------------- Grep of noun loosening loosening Overview of noun loosening The noun loosening has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. relaxation, loosening, slackening -- (an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements": "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind") 2. loosening -- (the act of making something less tight) Overview of verb loosen The verb loosen has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) loosen, loose -- (make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope") 2. tease, tease apart, loosen -- (disentangle and raise the fibers of "tease wool") 3. untie, undo, loosen -- (cause to become loos; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie") 4. loosen -- (make less dense) 5. loosen, relax -- (become loose or looser; "The noose loosened") Overview of noun loosening The noun loosening has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. relaxation, loosening, slackening -- (an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements": "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind") 2. loosening -- (the act of making something less tight) Overview of verb loosen The verb loosen has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) loosen, loose -- (make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope") 2. tease, tease apart, loosen -- (disentangle and raise the fibers of "tease wool") 3. untie, undo, loosen -- (cause to become loos; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie") 4. loosen -- (make less dense) 5. loosen, relax -- (become loose or looser; "The noose loosened")
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