'loosen up' definitions:
Definition of 'loosen up'
(from WordNet)
verb
Cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!" [syn: unstuff, loosen up] [ant: block, choke up, lug, stuff]
verb
Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group" [syn: relax, loosen up]
verb
Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity [syn: limber up, warm up, loosen up]
verb
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down] [ant: tense, tense up]
verb
Synonyms of 'loosen up'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amuse,
- beguile,
- beguile the time,
- convulse,
- delight,
- divert,
- drown care,
- ease off,
- enliven,
- entertain,
- exhilarate,
- fracture one,
- have a ball,
- have fun,
- kill,
- kill time,
- knock dead,
- laugh it up,
- live it up,
- raise a laugh,
- raise a smile,
- recreate,
- refresh,
- regale,
- relax,
- slay,
- solace,
- tickle,
- titillate,
- unbend,
- unlax,
- unwind,
- wow