v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Loosened 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 ]
n. The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles. [ 1913 Webster ]
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