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(ls"'n), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Loosened (ls"'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, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. Bacon. 2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden. 3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon. Loos"en v. i.To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp. スポンサード リンク
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