loos’n.

To free from tightness, tension, firmness or fixedness; as, to loosen a string when tied, or a knot; to loosen a joint; to loosen a rock in the earth.

To render less dense or compact; as, to loosen the earth about the roots of a tree.

To free from restraint. It loosens his hands and assists his understanding.

To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase alvine discharges. Fear looseneth the belly.

To become loose; to become less tight, firm or compact.