loosened

Definition of Loosened in English :

straightened out

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Loosened

verb

1.

to make or become less tight, fixed, etc

2. (often foll by up)

to make or become less firm, compact, or rigid

3. (transitive)

to untie

4. (transitive)

to let loose; set free

5. (often foll by up)

to make or become less strict, severe, etc

6. (transitive)

to rid or relieve (the bowels) of constipation

verb transitive, verb intransitive

to make or become loose or looser

; specif.,

a.

to free from confinement or restraint; unbind, unfasten, etc.

b.

to make less taut, less compact, etc.

v.intr.

To become loose or looser: My shoelace has loosened.

v. loos·ened, loos·en·ing, loos·ens

v.tr.

1. To make looser or less tight: loosened his tie; loosened her grip on the rope.

2. To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness: loosened the requirements for graduation.

3. To free (the bowels) from constipation.