1.b> 1) (; ), ; ; to loosen a girdle [the strings] [] ; he loosened his grip on the handle / ; to loosen a screw ; the screw has loosened ; to loosen one's control of smth. ;
2) (; ), (, i>); to loosen a knot / ; to loosen the manacles i> / ;
2.b> (; ); , ;
3.b> (; ), ; to loosen restraints [discipline] [] ;
4.b> .i> (), ; to loosen smb.'s tongue , ;
5.b> ();
6.b> .i> -i> (), -i> .