Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make less tight or tense; to loosen.
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- verb transitive To
loosen ; to make something lesstight .
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Examples
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The new release is intended to offer Google the ability to "untighten" selectively, without giving anyone the satisfaction of being able to point definitively as to exactly how that is being achieved.
Traffick 2009
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The new release is intended to offer Google the ability to "untighten" selectively, without giving anyone the satisfaction of being able to point definitively as to exactly how that is being achieved.
Traffick 2009
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Gaia felt her muscles untighten, and she pulled away reluctantly.
Payback Francine Pascal 2001
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The RBA is sending the banks and households a message that it is prepared to do whatever it takes to untighten financial conditions and free up the flow of credit through the banking system, TD Securities senior strategist Joshua Williamson said.
WN.com - Articles related to NZ dollar braced against offshore market volatility 2010
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The RBA is sending the banks and households a message that it is prepared to do whatever it takes to untighten financial conditions and free up the flow of credit through the banking system, TD Securities senior strategist Joshua
WN.com - Articles related to NZ dollar braced against offshore market volatility 2010
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The RBA is sending the banks and households a message that it is prepared to do whatever it takes to untighten financial conditions and free up the flow of credit through the banking system, TD Securities senior strategist Joshua Williamson said.
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The RBA is sending the banks and households a message that it is prepared to do whatever it takes to untighten financial conditions and free up the flow of credit through the banking system, TD Securities senior strategist Joshua
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The RBA is sending the banks and households a message that it is prepared to do whatever it takes to untighten financial conditions and free up the flow of credit through the banking system, TD Securities senior strategist Joshua
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The RBA is sending the banks and households a message that it is prepared to do whatever it takes to untighten financial conditions and free up the flow of credit through the banking system, TD Securities senior strategist Joshua Williamson said.
WN.com - Articles related to US stocks sink after mixed jobs report 2010
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The RBA is sending the banks and households a message that it is prepared to do whatever it takes to untighten financial conditions and free up the flow of credit through the banking system, TD Securities senior strategist Joshua
WN.com - Articles related to US stocks sink after mixed jobs report 2010
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