Antonyms for loosen up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : loo-suh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlu sən

Definition of loosen up

Origin : late 14c., losnen, later lousen (early 15c.), from loose (v.) + -en (1). Related: Loosened; loosening.

As in kick back : verb relax
As in relax : verb be or feel at ease
As in unwind : verb relax
As in chill out : verb calm down
As in condition : verb adapt, prepare
As in exercise : verb do repeatedly, especially to improve

Example sentences :

I had seen the multitudes "loosen up," I had felt myself melt into the crowd.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

It does one good to let down the bars and loosen up the reins occasionally.
Extract from : « Blue Bonnet in Boston » by Caroline E. Jacobs

If you do, stop and loosen up a very little and start again.
Extract from : « Farm Engines and How to Run Them » by James H. Stephenson

It was your cooking, sure, that made him loosen up that way.
Extract from : « Our Next-Door Neighbors » by Belle Kanaris Maniates

When it came his time to loosen up he never referred the waiter to an actuary.
Extract from : « The Trimmed Lamp » by O. Henry

Now fill up on that and then loosen up on your impressions of the sky.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Northwest » by G. Harvey Ralphson

When setting I dig big holes and loosen up the subsoil about a foot.
Extract from : « The Apple » by Various

Come on now, loosen up with three or four pesos, so that they may see we are sports.
Extract from : « The Reign of Greed » by Jose Rizal

Say--can't you loosen up for about three fingers more of that booze?
Extract from : « Heart of the West » by O. Henry

Say—can't you loosen up for about three fingers more of that booze?
Extract from : « Heart of the West » by O. Henry

Synonyms for loosen up

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