LOOSENS
Verb
loosens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loosen
Source: Wiktionary
LOOSEN
Loos"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loosened; p. pr. & vb. n. Loosening.]
Etym: [See Loose, v. t.]
1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or
fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or
a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.
After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening
of the earth. Bacon.
2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden.
3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine
discharges of. Bacon.
Loos"en, v. i.
Definition: To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S.
Sharp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition