v.
1.become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
2.make less tight
3.become loose or looser or less tight
4.cause to feel relaxed
5.become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
6.make less severe or strict
7.become less severe or strict
8.make less active or fast
Idiom of the Day
beat one's head against the wall
to waste one's time trying to do something that is hopeless
I was beating my head against the wall to try and convince my friend to come to the restaurant.