transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪlæks ]
( relaxes, relaxing, relaxed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you relax or if something relaxes you, you feel more calm and less worried or tense.
I ought to relax and stop worrying about it...
Do something that you know relaxes you.
VERB : V , V n
2.
When a part of your body relaxes , or when you relax it, it becomes less stiff or firm.
Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation...
His face relaxes into a contented smile.
VERB : V n , V
3.
If you relax your grip or hold on something, you hold it less tightly than before.
He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair.
≠ tighten
VERB : V n
4.
If you relax a rule or your control over something, or if it relaxes , it becomes less firm or strong.
Rules governing student conduct relaxed somewhat in recent years...
How much can the President relax his grip over the nation?...
≠ tighten
VERB : V , V n
5.
see also relaxed , relaxing