loosen
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Sense: To make loose
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tighten Collocations, tighten up, screw on, compress, solidify, combine Collocations, hitch Collocations, fasten Collocations, hook Collocations, restrain Collocations, tie up, clench Collocations, constrict, strangle
Sense: To become loose
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slacken, work loose, work free, go slack, become unfastened, become undone, become unstuck
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