loosened (Adjective) — Straightened out.
loosened (Verb) — Make less tight or stiff. ex. "loosen the tension on a rope"
loosened (Verb) — Make less severe or strict. ex. "The government loosened the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
loosened (Verb) — Become less severe or strict. ex. "The rules loosened after the new director arrived"
loosened (Verb) — Disentangle and raise the fibers of. ex. "loosen wool"
loosened (Verb) — Make less dense. ex. "loosen the soil"
loosened (Verb) — Become loose, looser or less tight. ex. "The noose loosened"