make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
make less dense; "loosen the soil"
become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"