loosen up
verb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cause to become unblocked
The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- choke up antonym
Sense 2 verb
become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group
Types & categories
- behave hypernym
Related & opposite
- easiness derivation
Sense 3 verb
make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
Types & categories
- exercise hypernym
Related & opposite
- tune-up derivation
Sense 4 verb
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
He relaxed in the hot tub
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
- vege out hyponym
- sit back hyponym
Related & opposite
- tense up antonym
- repose derivation
- relaxation derivation
- relaxant derivation
Sense 5 verb
cause to feel relaxed
A hot bath always relaxes me
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | choke up |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | disengage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | unblock |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | easiness |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | behave |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tune-up |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | exercise |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | tense up |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | repose |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | relaxation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | relaxant |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | vege out |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sit back |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | tense up |
| 5 | causes | Related & opposite | relax |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | relaxant |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | easiness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | relaxer |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | relaxant |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | affect |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | unbend |