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loosens up

loosens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of loosen up.

Meaning of loosen up

Verb

loosen up (third-person singular simple present loosens up, present participle loosening up, simple past and past participle loosened up)

  1. (intransitive) To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.).
  2. (colloquial) 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.1983 December 31, Kenneth Hale-Wehmann, “The Business of Sex and Affection”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 8

Questions about loosens up

What is loosens up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loosens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of loosen up.

Words near loosens up in the dictionary

  1. loosenings
  2. loosens
  3. loosens someone's tongue
  4. loosens the apron strings
  5. loosens the purse strings
  6. loosens up
  7. looser
  8. looser-fitting
  9. looser-knit
  10. loosers
  11. looses

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