loosen up

[loo-suhn]

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verb (used with object)

to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.

to make less tight; slacken or relax: to loosen one's grasp.

to make less firmly fixed in place: to loosen a tooth.

to let loose or set free from bonds, restraint, or constraint.

to make less close or compact in structure or arrangement.

to make less dense or coherent: to loosen the soil in a garden.

to relax in strictness or severity, as restraint or discipline: to loosen restrictions on trade.

to relieve (the bowels) of their constipated condition.

verb (used without object)

to become loose or looser (sometimes followed by up): His hold loosened. Your shoes will loosen up with wear.

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Loosen up is always a great word to know.

So is gobo. Does it mean:

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English loosnen. See loose, -en¹

Related forms

loos·en·er, noun

Can be confused: loose, loosen, lose, loss.

WordNet

loosen up
verb
1.	cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!" [syn: unstuff] [ant: block]
2.	become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group" [syn: relax]
3.	make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity [syn: limber up]
4.	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: relax] [ant: tense]
5.	cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: relax] [ant: strain]

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