Loosen

·vt To free from restraint; to set at liberty.

II. Loosen ·vi To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.

III. Loosen ·vt To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.

IV. Loosen ·vt 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.