RELAX
\ɹɪlˈaks], \ɹɪlˈaks], \ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈa_k_s]\
Definitions of RELAX
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
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become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
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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"
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cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
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make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
By Princeton University
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become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
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become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
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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"
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cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
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make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews.
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To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors.
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Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind.
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To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels.
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To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax.
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To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.
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To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study.
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Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.
By Oddity Software
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To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews.
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To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors.
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Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind.
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To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels.
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To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax.
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To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.
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To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study.
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Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.
By Noah Webster.
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To slacken; make less tight or firm; as, to relax one's hold on a thing; render less strict, harsh, or severe; as, to relax punishment; relieve from strain.
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To become less tight or firm; as, his hold relaxed; become less severe; as, to relax in discipline; to cease effort; unbend; lessen tension; rest; as, to relax after the day's labor.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To loosen one thing away from another: to slacken: to make less close: to make less severe: to relieve from attention or effort: to divert: to loosen, as the bowels: to make languid.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman