From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loosen up
v 1: cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose
in minutes!" [syn: {unstuff}, {loosen up}] [ant: {block},
{choke up}, {lug}, {stuff}]
2: become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and
assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when
he saw that we were a friendly group" [syn: {relax}, {loosen
up}]
3: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to
prepare for strenuous physical activity [syn: {limber up},
{warm up}, {loosen up}]
4: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in
the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn:
{relax}, {loosen up}, {unbend}, {unwind}, {decompress}, {slow
down}] [ant: {tense}, {tense up}]
5: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn:
{relax}, {unstrain}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {unwind}, {make
relaxed}] [ant: {strain}, {tense}, {tense up}]
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