'Relax' definitions:
Definition of 'relax'
From: WordNet
verb
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down] [ant: tense, tense up]
verb
Make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope" [syn: relax, unbend]
verb
Become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" [syn: loosen, relax, loose] [ant: stiffen]
verb
Cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed] [ant: strain, tense, tense up]
verb
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" [syn: relax, loosen up]
verb
Make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" [syn: relax, loosen]
verb
Become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" [syn: relax, loosen]
verb
Definition of 'Relax'
From: GCIDE
- Relax \Re*lax"\, v. i.
- 1. To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax. [1913 Webster]
- His knees relax with toil. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To abate in severity; to become less rigorous. [1913 Webster]
- In others she relaxed again, And governed with a looser rein. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Relax'
From: GCIDE
- Relax \Re*lax"\ (r?-l?ks"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relaxed (-l?kst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Relaxing.] [L. relaxare; pref. re- re- + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See Lax, and cf. Relay, n., Release.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Horror . . . all his joints relaxed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Nor served it to relax their serried files. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- The statute of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; ease; unbend; divert. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Relax'
From: GCIDE
- Relax \Re*lax"\, n. Relaxation. [Obs.] --Feltham. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Relax'
From: GCIDE
- Relax \Re**lax"\, a. Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'relax'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abate,
- admit,
- admit exceptions,
- allow,
- allow for,
- amuse,
- arrest,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- bate,
- be at ease,
- be easy,
- be relaxed,
- beguile,
- beguile the time,
- bend,
- brake,
- calm down,
- check,
- clip the wings,
- collect,
- collect oneself,
- compose,
- compose oneself,
- concede,
- consider,
- consider the circumstances,
- consider the source,
- convulse,
- cool it,
- cool off,
- curb,
- cushion,
- decelerate,
- decrease,
- delay,
- delight,
- detain,
- diffuse,
- diminish,
- discount,
- disjoin,
- disperse,
- disregard,
- divert,
- draw rein,
- drown care,
- ease,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- enliven,
- entertain,
- exhilarate,
- feel at home,
- feel easy,
- fluff,
- forbear,
- forgive,
- fracture one,
- free,
- gentle,
- get organized,
- give,
- give quarter,
- give way,
- grant,
- have a ball,
- have fun,
- have mercy upon,
- have pity,
- hold back,
- hold in check,
- hold up,
- impede,
- keep back,
- kill,
- kill time,
- knead,
- knock dead,
- laugh it up,
- lax,
- laxate,
- lessen,
- let down,
- let go,
- let up,
- let up on,
- lift temporarily,
- limber,
- limber up,
- live it up,
- loose,
- loosen,
- loosen up,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- make,
- make allowance for,
- mash,
- massage,
- mellow,
- melt,
- milden,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modify,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- obstruct,
- pardon,
- plump,
- provide for,
- pulp,
- quiet down,
- raise a laugh,
- raise a smile,
- recreate,
- reduce,
- reef,
- refresh,
- regale,
- rein in,
- relax the condition,
- release,
- relent,
- relieve,
- remit,
- reprieve,
- rest,
- retard,
- scatter,
- set aside,
- set back,
- shake up,
- simmer down,
- slack,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slacken,
- slake,
- slay,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- smash,
- sober down,
- soften,
- soften up,
- solace,
- spare,
- squash,
- stand easy,
- stay,
- subdue,
- submit,
- supple,
- take account of,
- take in sail,
- take into account,
- take into consideration,
- take it easy,
- take pity on,
- temper,
- tenderize,
- thaw,
- throttle down,
- tickle,
- titillate,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- unbend,
- unbrace,
- unglue,
- unlax,
- unleash,
- unstick,
- unstrain,
- unstring,
- untighten,
- unwind,
- waive,
- weaken,
- wow,
- yield