| become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease |
| cause to feel relaxed | cause to feel relaxed |
| make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity | make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity |
| cause to become unblocked | cause to become unblocked |
| become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner | become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner |