To free from ties or fasteners

• untie

  1. To undo or loosen (a knot or something knotted).
  2. To free from something that binds or restrains:
  3. To straighten out (difficulties, for example); resolve.

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  1. To undo or loosen (a knot or something knotted).
  2. To free from something that binds or restrains:
  3. To straighten out (difficulties, for example); resolve.

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• unloosen

  1. To unloose.

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  1. To unloose.

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• unloose

  1. To unfasten; untie.
  2. To set free from or as if from restraints.
  3. To relax:

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  1. To unfasten; untie.
  2. To set free from or as if from restraints.
  3. To relax:

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• unfasten

  1. To separate the connected parts of.
  2. To become loosened or separated.

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  1. To separate the connected parts of.
  2. To become loosened or separated.

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• undo

  1. To reverse or erase; annul:
  2. To untie, disassemble, or loosen:
  3. To open (a parcel, for example); unwrap.

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  1. To reverse or erase; annul:
  2. To untie, disassemble, or loosen:
  3. To open (a parcel, for example); unwrap.

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• unclasp

  1. To release or loosen the clasp of.
  2. To release or loosen from a clasp or an embrace.
  3. To become unfastened.

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  1. To release or loosen the clasp of.
  2. To release or loosen from a clasp or an embrace.
  3. To become unfastened.

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• unbind

  1. To untie or unfasten, as wrappings or bindings.
  2. To release from restraints or bonds; free.

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  1. To untie or unfasten, as wrappings or bindings.
  2. To release from restraints or bonds; free.

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• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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• loose

  1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
  2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid:
  3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:

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  1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
  2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid:
  3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:

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• disengage

  1. To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.
  2. To release (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, or obligation.
  3. To free or detach oneself; withdraw.

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  1. To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.
  2. To release (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, or obligation.
  3. To free or detach oneself; withdraw.

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To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity

• untighten

  1. To loosen; to make something less tight.

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  1. To loosen; to make something less tight.

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• slacken

  1. To make or become slower; slow down:
  2. To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen:
  3. To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease:

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  1. To make or become slower; slow down:
  2. To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen:
  3. To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease:

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• slack

  1. Not tense or taut; loose:
  2. Lacking in activity; not busy:
  3. Moving slowly; sluggish:

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  1. Not tense or taut; loose:
  2. Lacking in activity; not busy:
  3. Moving slowly; sluggish:

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• relax

  1. To make lax or loose:
  2. To make less severe or strict:
  3. To reduce in intensity; slacken:

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  1. To make lax or loose:
  2. To make less severe or strict:
  3. To reduce in intensity; slacken:

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• loose

  1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
  2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid:
  3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:

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  1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
  2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid:
  3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:

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• let up

  1. (intransitive, of something intense) to lessen
  2. Alternative form of letup.

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  1. (intransitive, of something intense) to lessen
  2. Alternative form of letup.

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• ease

  1. The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
  2. Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation:
  3. Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.

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  1. The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
  2. Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation:
  3. Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.

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To make loose

• unfix

  1. To detach or unfasten:
  2. To undo or cancel the arrangement of:
  3. To cause to be unstable or uncertain:

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  1. To detach or unfasten:
  2. To undo or cancel the arrangement of:
  3. To cause to be unstable or uncertain:

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• release

  1. To set free from confinement or bondage:
  2. To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
  3. To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:

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  1. To set free from confinement or bondage:
  2. To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
  3. To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:

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• extricate

  1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.

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  1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.

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To become loose

• become unstuck

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• become undone

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• become unfastened

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• let-go

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see let,‎ go.
  2. (intransitive, with of and , with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.
  3. To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see let,‎ go.
  2. (intransitive, with of and , with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.
  3. To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation.

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• break up

  1. (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a relationship.
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.

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  1. (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a relationship.
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.

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• go slack

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• work free

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• work loose

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• slacken

  1. To make or become slower; slow down:
  2. To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen:
  3. To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease:

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  1. To make or become slower; slow down:
  2. To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen:
  3. To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease:

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• relax

  1. To make lax or loose:
  2. To make less severe or strict:
  3. To reduce in intensity; slacken:

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  1. To make lax or loose:
  2. To make less severe or strict:
  3. To reduce in intensity; slacken:

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