Verb
1. 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"2. make less tight;
"relax the tension on the rope"3. become loose or looser or less tight;
"The noose loosened""the rope relaxed"4. cause to feel relaxed;
"A hot bath always relaxes me"5. 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"6. make less severe or strict;
"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"7. become less severe or strict;
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"8. make less active or fast;
"He slackened his pace as he got tired""Don't relax your efforts now"