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1. Meaning 1 · verb

   To calm down.

2. Meaning 2 · verb

   To make something loose.

   “to relax a rope or cord”

3. Meaning 3 · verb

   To become loose.

4. Meaning 4 · verb

   To make something less severe or tense.

   “to relax discipline”

5. Meaning 5 · verb

   To become less severe or tense.

6. Meaning 6 · verb

   To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.

7. Meaning 7 · verb

   (of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.

8. Meaning 8 · verb

   To relieve (something) from stress.

   “Amusement relaxes the mind.”

9. Meaning 9 · verb

   To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.

   “An aperient relaxes the bowels.”

10. Meaning 10 · adjective

    Having an easy-going mood or temperament.

    “He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.”

11. Meaning 11 · adjective

    Eased or loosened.

    “The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.”

12. Meaning 12 · adjective

    Free from tension or anxiety; at ease.

How this word is used

• General “to relax a rope or cord”
• General “to relax discipline”
• General “Amusement relaxes the mind.”
• General “An aperient relaxes the bowels.”
• Everyday “He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.”
• General “The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.”

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