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relax
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adjective (a)

  • Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • Relaxation.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • become less tense, rest, or take one's ease(verb.body)
    Example:
    He relaxed in the hot tub.
    Let's all relax after a hard day's work.
    Synonym:
    decompress, loosen up, slow down, unbend, unwind
    Antonym:
    tense, tense up
    source: wordnet30
  • make less taut(verb.change)
    Example:
    Relax the tension on the rope.
    Synonym:
    unbend
    source: wordnet30
  • become loose or looser or less tight(verb.change)
    Example:
    The rope relaxed.
    Synonym:
    loose, loosen
    Antonym:
    stiffen
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to feel relaxed(verb.body)
    Example:
    A hot bath always relaxes me.
    Synonym:
    loosen up, make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, unwind
    Antonym:
    strain, tense, tense up
    source: wordnet30
  • become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner(verb.social)
    Example:
    Our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group.
    Synonym:
    loosen up
    source: wordnet30
  • make less severe or strict(verb.social)
    Example:
    The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught.
    Synonym:
    loosen
    source: wordnet30
  • become less severe or strict(verb.social)
    Example:
    The rules relaxed after the new director arrived.
    source: wordnet30
  • make less active or fast(verb.change)
    Example:
    Don't relax your efforts now.
    Synonym:
    slack, slack up, slacken
    source: wordnet30
  • To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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