( v. t. )
To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.
( v. t. )
To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012