1
[ verb ] cause to become unblocked

Synonyms

unstuff

Examples

"The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!"

Used in print

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

He started by making free sketches to loosen_up his thinking so_that images would appear on paper .

Related terms

stuff free

2
[ verb ] become less tense

Synonyms

relax unwind unstrain decompress slow_down make_relaxed unbend unlax

Examples

"He relaxed in the hot tub"

Related terms

tense tense change_state affect sit_back unbend vege_out relaxer relaxant decompress

3
[ verb ] make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

Synonyms

warm_up limber_up

Related terms

exercise warm-up

4
[ verb ] become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

Synonyms

relax unbend slow_down unwind decompress

Examples

"He relaxed in the hot tub" "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

Related terms

change_state sit_back vege_out relaxation

5
[ verb ] become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

Synonyms

relax

Examples

"our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

Related terms

act easiness

6
[ verb ] cause to feel relaxed

Synonyms

relax unwind unlax make_relaxed unstrain

Examples

"A hot bath always relaxes me"

Related terms

tense tense affect unbend relax

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