loosening 音标拼音: [l'usənɪŋ]
松散
松散
loosening n 1 :
an occurrence of control or strength weakening ; "
the relaxation of requirements "; "
the loosening of his grip ";
"
the slackening of the wind " [
synonym : {
relaxation },
{
loosening }, {
slackening }]
2 :
the act of making something less tight [
synonym : {
loosening },
{
laxation }] [
ant : {
tightening }]
Loosen \
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v .
t . [
imp . &
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p . {
Loosened }
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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 ,
or a knot ;
to loosen a rock in the earth .
[
1913 Webster ]
After a year '
s rooting ,
then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth . --
Bacon .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To free from restraint ;
to set at liberty ..
[
1913 Webster ]
It loosens his hands ,
and assists his understanding .
--
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To remove costiveness from ;
to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of . --
Bacon .
[
1913 Webster ]
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "
loosening ":
abatement ,
allayment ,
alleviation ,
assuagement ,
blunting ,
calming ,
carelessness ,
damping ,
deadening ,
demulcent ,
demulsion ,
diminution ,
dulcification ,
dulling ,
easiness ,
easing ,
easygoingness ,
emollient ,
falling -
off ,
hushing ,
impotence ,
imprecision ,
indifference ,
laxity ,
laxness ,
leniency ,
lessening ,
letdown ,
letup ,
lightening ,
looseness ,
lulling ,
mitigation ,
modulation ,
mollification ,
mollifying ,
negligence ,
overindulgence ,
overpermissiveness ,
pacification ,
palliation ,
permissiveness ,
quietening ,
quieting ,
reduction ,
relaxation ,
relaxedness ,
relaxing ,
remission ,
remissness ,
slackening ,
slackness ,
sloppiness ,
softening ,
softness ,
soothing ,
subduement ,
subduing ,
tempering ,
tranquilization ,
unrestraint ,
weakness
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