LOOSENING
Dictionary entry overview: What does loosening mean?
• LOOSENING (noun)
The noun LOOSENING has 2 senses:
1. an occurrence of control or strength weakening
2. the act of making something less tight
Familiarity information: LOOSENING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LOOSENING (noun)
Meaning:
An occurrence of control or strength weakening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
loosening; slackening; relaxation
Context examples:
the relaxation of requirements / the loosening of his grip / the slackening of the wind
Hypernyms ("loosening" is a kind of...):
weakening (becoming weaker)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loosening"):
thaw (a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile)
Meaning:
The act of making something less tight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
laxation; loosening
Hypernyms ("loosening" is a kind of...):
adjustment; alteration; modification (the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loosening"):
undoing; unfastening; untying (loosening the ties that fasten something)
Antonym:
tightening (the act of making something tighter)
