What is the meaning of relaxing?

verb

• Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.
  • usage: "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
  • synonyms: relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
• Make less taut.
  • usage: "relax the tension on the rope"
  • synonyms: relax, unbend
• Become loose or looser or less tight.
  • usage: "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
  • synonyms: loosen, relax, loose
• Cause to feel relaxed.
  • usage: "A hot bath always relaxes me"
  • synonyms: relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
• Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner.
  • usage: "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"
  • synonyms: relax, loosen up
• Make less severe or strict.
  • usage: "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
  • synonyms: relax, loosen
• Become less severe or strict.
  • usage: "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
  • synonyms: relax, loosen
• Make less active or fast.
  • usage: "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
  • synonyms: slack, slacken, slack up, relax

adjective

• Affording physical or mental rest.
  • usage: "she spent a restful night at home"
  • synonyms: restful, reposeful