relax

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It felt like: hey, relax, it's only programming, you know?

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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"

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The clearest senses and uses of relax gathered in one view.

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"

verb

make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"

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become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for relax.

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"

verb

make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"

verb

become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

verb

cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"

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"

verb

make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

verb

become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

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make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

Example sentences

It felt like: hey, relax, it's only programming, you know?

My reaction on this story is rather to call him up and go have a beer and relax somewhere.

I take a deep breath, relax, and then try to deconstruct their interface so I can figure out what to click next.

So relax, regroup, do something else to feel better for a while, then when you think the time is right, do it again.

Now relax and listen...You probably won't believe me now, so come back and read this in 30 days...You are actually in great shape!

Even if that was a good idea - we are paid for full-time work here which means ideally we go home and relax, not flail away on endless side projects.

Come on, folks, time to relax with the name-calling: he was using his experience to convey a wider point: when you sell something, it belongs to the buyer.

Its always funny to see how relaxed and personable some people become after i make some politically incorrect jokes/references.