To become less severe or tense.
To become loose.
To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
To calm down.
To relieve (something) from stress.
To make something less severe or tense.
To make something loose.
To become more lenient.
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
Strife, contention, great effort.