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What does loosen mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word loosen? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To make loose.
  2. (intransitive) To become loose.
  3. (transitive) To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
  4. (transitive) To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.
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The fumes of the kerosene loosen the dirt, which falls into the cotton wool, leaving the works of the clock clean.
Lightly whisk one-quarter of the whites into the custard to loosen it slightly, then carefully fold in the remainder.
When the quills begin to loosen, the bird removes them and is then ready to care for the new feathers.
Or you might need some interesting and kinky stuff to loosen up a very strangled libido.
Nonchemical exfoliators such as alpha-hydroxy acids and beta-hydroxy acids loosen dead skin cells so they slough off more efficiently.
Caustic alkalis react with the paint coating and loosen it from the surface.

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