LOOS'EN, v.t. loos'n. [from loose.] 1. To free from tightness, tension, firmness or fixedness; as, to loosen a string when tied, or a knot; to loosen a joint; to loosen a rock in the earth.2. To render less dense or compact; as, to loosen the earth about the roots of a tree.3. To free from restraint.It loosens his hands and assists his understanding.4. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase alvine discharges.Fear looseneth the belly.LOOS'EN, v.i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm or compact.
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