0 present participle of loosen --
2 to make something such as your hair or a piece of clothing less tight: --
He loosened his tie.
The facilitation of creativity in "pathological" states may result from an inherent loosening or associative elimination of contextual relationships.
Accordingly, weakening of the "thematic field" is associated with a loosening of perceptual context that may alter the organization or salience of the theme.
Misalignment and mechanical loosening are mainly caused by improper installation of the machine.
In the future, the loosening of social ties, frequent divorces and migration may lead to an increase in feelings of loneliness among older people.
A democratic and an industrial revolution, conjoined, swept over men and cultures, loosening traditional ties and connections.
Their main demand is for the loosening or abolition of the limits for investment of the technical reserves in specific financial instruments.
The severe economic slowdown allowed for the development of favourable coalitions and the loosening of old restrictions and political constraints.
Minimizing soil loosening during crop establishment will also contribute to a significant reduction in soil erosion in tropical smallholder cropping systems.
