loosening (n)
laxation (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of making something less tight
Outgoing links
Hypernym alteration, modification, adjustment
Derivationally related form loosening → loosen
Derivationally related form loosening → loosen; loosening → loosen
Antonym loosening → tightening
Hyponym untying, undoing, unfastening
Incoming links
Antonym tightening → loosening
Hypernym untying, undoing, unfastening
Hyponym alteration, modification, adjustment
Derivationally related form loosen → loosening; loosen → loosening
Derivationally related form loosen → loosening

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