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loosened loosened definition

loosened


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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  adj  loosened 
 
  The  adj  loosened  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  disentangled,  loosened,  unsnarled  --  (straightened  out) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  loosened 
 
  1  sense  of  loosened 
 
  Sense  1 
  disentangled,  loosened,  unsnarled 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  untangled)  ->  tangled 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  loosened 
 
  1  sense  of  loosened 
 
  Sense  1 
  disentangled,  loosened,  unsnarled 
  =>  untangled  (vs.  tangled) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  loosened 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  loosened 
 
  loosened  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  loosened 
  loosened 
 
  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  adj  loosened 
 
  The  adj  loosened  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  disentangled,  loosened,  unsnarled  --  (straightened  out) 



loosened definition