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loosen - make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" |
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stiffen make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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relax,
unbend cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
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remit,
slacken diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"
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slack cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"
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unscrew loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet plate"
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unscrew loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet plate"
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loosen - become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" |
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relax,
loose |
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stiffen make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
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weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
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loosen - make less dense; "loosen the soil" |
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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scarify puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
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fluff,
ruffle pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
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