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Meaning of word loosen up from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Cause to become unblocked.

Example : The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!.

Synonyms : unstuff

Obstruct.

My nose is all stuffed.
Her arteries are blocked.
block, choke up, lug, stuff

Meaning : Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner.

Example : Our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group.

Synonyms : relax

Meaning : Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity.

Synonyms : limber up, warm up

Meaning : Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.

Example : He relaxed in the hot tub.
Let's all relax after a hard day's work.

Synonyms : decompress, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind

Become tense, nervous, or uneasy.

He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room.
tense, tense up

Meaning : Cause to feel relaxed.

Example : A hot bath always relaxes me.

Synonyms : make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind

Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious.

He got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up.
strain, tense, tense up

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