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to loosen
  1. 1 to loosen, to slacken
  2. 2 to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension)
  3. 3 to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control)
  4. 4 to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up
  5. 5 to make more gradual (of a slope)
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • The rules were recently relaxed.

  • He relaxed his hold on me.

  • Import regulations have been relaxed recently.

  • Mr Ito loosened his tie because he felt hot in his office.

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