make+loose

  • 81loosen — v. a. 1. Slacken, relax, make loose, make less tight. 2. Release, unloose, loose, let loose, free. 3. Make lax (as the bowels), relax. 4. Alienate, separate …

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  • 82Incoherence — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Want of adhesion, nonadhesion, immiscibility. < N PARAG:Incoherence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 nonadhesion nonadhesion Sgm: N 1 immiscibility immiscibility Sgm: N 1 incoherence incoherence Sgm: N 1 looseness looseness &c.… …

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  • 83slack — I [[t]slæk[/t]] adj. slack•er, slack•est, adv. n. v. adj. 1) not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope[/ex] 2) negligent; careless; remiss 3) slow, sluggish, or indolent: slack in answering letters[/ex] 4) not active or busy; dull; not …

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  • 84slack — I. /slæk / (say slak) adjective 1. not tense or taut; loose: slack rope. 2. indolent; negligent; remiss. 3. slow; sluggish. 4. lacking in activity; dull; not brisk: slack times for business. 5. sluggish, as the water, tide, or wind. 6. Colloquial …

  • 85loosen — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make loose] Syn. extricate, release, unfix; see free 1 . 2. [To become loose] Syn. relax, slacken, work loose, work free, go slack, break up, let go, become unfastened, become undone, become unstuck*. Ant. tighten*,… …

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  • 86Loosen — Loos en (l[=oo]s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loosened} (l[=oo]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosening}.] [See {Loose}, v. t.] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string …

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  • 87Loosened — Loosen Loos en (l[=oo]s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loosened} (l[=oo]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosening}.] [See {Loose}, v. t.] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a… …

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  • 88Loosening — Loosen Loos en (l[=oo]s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loosened} (l[=oo]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosening}.] [See {Loose}, v. t.] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a… …

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  • 89χαυνωτικόν — χαυνωτικός apt to make loose masc acc sg χαυνωτικός apt to make loose neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 90Unloose — Un*loose , v. t. [1st pref. un (intensive) + loose.] To make loose; to loosen; to set free. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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