The Clue
Start to untie (6 letter answer)
The Answer
LOOSEN
Tags
Notes
The answer LOOSEN is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
Related Clues
Disengage
Ease
Relax
Unbind
Unbuckle
Unfasten
Untie
Ease up
Ease up on
Relax, as rules
Set free
Undo, as laces
Give some slack
Let go a bit
Become less strict, with "up"
Definition
LOOSEN as a verb:
1. (loosen, loose) = make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
2. (relax, loosen) = make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
3. (relax, loosen) = become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
4. (tease, tease apart, loosen) = disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
5. (untie, undo, loosen) = cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
6. make less dense; "loosen the soil"
7. (loosen, relax, loose) = become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"