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Loosen

/lˈusən/
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(verb) To make loose.

When will you ever loosen your purse strings?
I like to do a few exercises to loosen up before I run.
CEFR Practice Quiz
I had to ____ the tie because it was feeling a bit too tight around my neck during the long meeting.

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