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loosen up

verb

Etymology

Compare Old Norse leysa upp (“loosen up”).

  1. derived from leysa upp — “loosen up”

Definitions

  1. To become loose

    To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.).

  2. To relax

    To relax; to act less seriously.

    • Michael in turn benefits from Tom. He loosens up a bit, stops talking so much like one of the bad novels he used to read, and learns to give his intellect a rest once in a while in deference to the emotions.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA