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at ease |
in the military, a standing position in which soldiers may relax but not leave formation or talk. [1/2 definitions] |
breathe easily |
to be able to relax after a period of tension or anxiety. |
breathe easy |
to be able to relax after a period of tension or anxiety. |
breathe freely |
to be able to relax after a period of tension or anxiety. |
chill |
(informal) to relax calmly and without doing anything in particular. [1/16 definitions] |
loose |
to ease, slacken, or relax. [1/15 definitions] |
loosen |
to relax (constraint or the like). [1/5 definitions] |
lounge |
a room or area, as in a hotel, train station, or the like, where patrons can relax, wait, or smoke. [1/8 definitions] |
lull |
to cause (someone) to relax his or her ordinary alertness, so as to make vulnerable to deception. [1/4 definitions] |
remit |
to allow (one's interest, effort, or the like) to abate or relax. [1/8 definitions] |
rest1 |
to relax, esp. by sleeping or lying down. [1/20 definitions] |
restless |
unable to relax, slow down, or remain quiet. [1/5 definitions] |
settle down |
to put oneself in a position to relax or go to sleep. [1/4 definitions] |
slack off |
to work in a slow or lazy manner, or to relax instead of working. |
tense1 |
unable to relax physically or emotionally. [1/4 definitions] |
time off |
time away from work when one may relax or do other things. |
tranquilize |
to calm down; relax. |
unbend |
to relax or remove the tension in or from (something bent, stretched taut, or the like); straighten; loosen. [1/3 definitions] |
unclasp |
to release or relax a grasp or embrace. [1/4 definitions] |
unclench |
to open from a clenched position; relax. |
unloose |
to loosen, relax, unfasten, or undo. [1/2 definitions] |
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