"loosen up" meaning in English

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        "4": "loosen up"
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      "expansion": "Old Norse leysa upp (“loosen up”)",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "Compare Old Norse leysa upp (“loosen up”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "loosens up",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loosening up",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "loosened up",
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    {
      "form": "loosened up",
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      "name": "en-verb"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.)."
      ],
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        [
          "loose",
          "loose"
        ],
        [
          "loosen",
          "loosen"
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        "(intransitive) To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.)."
      ],
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        "To relax; to act less seriously."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) To relax; to act less seriously."
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "loosen up"
}

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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "loosened up",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "loosened up",
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.)."
      ],
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        [
          "loose",
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          "loosen",
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        "(intransitive) To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.)."
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        "To relax; to act less seriously."
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        "(colloquial) To relax; to act less seriously."
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  "word": "loosen up"
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