Definition of relax

"relax" in the verb sense

1. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down

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. relax, unbend

make less taut

"relax the tension on the rope"

3. loosen, relax, loose

become loose or looser or less tight

"The noose loosened"

"the rope relaxed"

4. relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed

cause to feel relaxed

"A hot bath always relaxes me"

5. relax, loosen up

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. relax, loosen

make less severe or strict

"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

7. relax, loosen

become less severe or strict

"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

8. slack, slacken, slack up, relax

make less active or fast

"He slackened his pace as he got tired"

"Don't relax your efforts now"

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Quotations for relax

It is pleasant to play the fool (i.e. relax) sometimes. [ Horace ]

Man's activity is all too fain to relax; he soon gets fond of unconditional repose. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

Resolution will sometimes relax, and diligence will sometimes be interrupted; but let no accidental surprise or deviation, whether short or long, dispose you to despondency. [ Johnson ]

Examples teach us that in military affairs, and all others of a like nature, study is apt to enervate and relax the courage of man, rather than to give strength and energy to the mind. [ Montaigne ]

relax in Scrabble®

The word relax is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters relax:

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word relax

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relax in Words With Friends™

The word relax is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters relax:

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Words within the letters of relax

2 letter words in relax (6 words)

3 letter words in relax (8 words)

4 letter words in relax (5 words)

5 letter words in relax (Anagrams) (2 words)

Word Growth involving relax

Shorter words in relax

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la lax

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Longer words containing relax

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