loosen up

Questions about loosen up

What does loosen up mean?

loosen up means "cause to become unblocked". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for loosen up?

Close synonyms include unstuff, relax, limber up, warm up, relax. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is loosen up a common word?

loosen up is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.