behave vs loosen up

loosen up vs behave

behave and loosen up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
behave	No	No	Yes	No
loosen up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, loosen up is a hyponym of behave; that is, loosen up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than behave:

behave: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
loosen up: become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

Other hyponyms of behave include act involuntarily, act reflexively, bend over backwards, fall over backwards, presume, vulgarise, vulgarize, optimise, optimize, quack, menace, make, bluster, swagger, swash, freeze, wanton, romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, bungle, play, toy, act, act as, play, stooge, jest, joke, piffle, make, make as if, break down, lose it, snap, fluster, dally, dawdle, assert, put forward, backslap, deal, hugger mugger, walk around, sauce, pose, posture, footle, frivol, trifle, puff up, swell, follow, relax, rage, ramp, storm, wildin', spaz, thug.

behave (verb)	loosen up (verb)
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
behave well or properly	cause to feel relaxed
	make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
	cause to become unblocked
	become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

Difference between behave and loosen up

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