Dictionary entry details
• RELAX (verb)
Meaning:
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
relax; decompress; unwind; loosen up; slow down; unbend
Context examples:
He relaxed in the hot tub / Let's all relax after a hard day's work
Hypernyms (to "relax" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "relax"):
vege out; vegetate (engage in passive relaxation)
sit back; take it easy (settle into a comfortable sitting position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue relax
Antonym:
tense (become tense, nervous, or uneasy)
Meaning:
Make less tight
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
relax; unbend
Context example:
relax the tension on the rope
Hypernyms (to "relax" is one way to...):
loose; loosen (make loose or looser)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "relax"):
unbrace (remove from tension)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Become loose or looser or less tight
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
relax; loose; loosen
Context examples:
The noose loosened / the rope relaxed
Hypernyms (to "relax" is one way to...):
weaken (become weaker)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cause to feel relaxed
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
make relaxed; unlax; unstrain; relax; unwind; loosen up
Context example:
A hot bath always relaxes me
Hypernyms (to "relax" is one way to...):
affect (act physically on; have an effect upon)
Cause:
decompress; loosen up; relax; slow down; unbend; unwind (become less tense, rest, or take one's ease)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "relax"):
unbend (release from mental strain, tension, or formality)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to relax Sue
Antonym:
tense (cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious)
Meaning:
Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
loosen up; relax
Context example:
our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group
Hypernyms (to "relax" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Make less severe or strict
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
loosen; relax
Context example:
The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
Hypernyms (to "relax" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Become less severe or strict
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
loosen; relax
Context example:
The rules relaxed after the new director arrived
Hypernyms (to "relax" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Make less active or fast
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
slack up; slacken; slack; relax
Context examples:
He slackened his pace as he got tired / Don't relax your efforts now
Hypernyms (to "relax" is one way to...):
decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
