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to relieve muscle tension

to relieve muscle tension

3.7
To make muscles feel less tight or stiff
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : aliviar la tensión muscular
  • After the massage, I felt a noticeable difference as it helped relieve muscle tension.

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Examples

  • Yoga is an excellent way to relieve muscle tension after a long day.

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  • Stretching can effectively relieve muscle tension and improve overall flexibility.

Synonyms

to relieve
vsto relieve muscle tension
166 2.3

Make pain, stress, or worry less

focuses on easing a specific bodily tight feeling rather than general distress
to relax
vsto relieve muscle tension
78 1.0

To make or become less tight

targets tightness in a specific body area rather than general looseness
to loosen up
vsto relieve muscle tension
  • Informal
8 3.0

To make muscles less tight and more ready for exercise by stretching

is used for reducing body tightness at any time, not only before activity
to slacken
vsto relieve muscle tension
1 5.5

Become or make less tight, like a rope

refers to easing bodily tension and feelings rather than objects or materials
to unstrain
vsto relieve muscle tension
7.8

To make muscles or nerves feel less tight after stress

targets tightness in body tissues specifically rather than general relaxation

Antonyms

to tighten
145 1.5

To make something hold firmly, like a bolt or belt

How Relaxed

to relieve muscle tension
3.7
to loosen
88 1.0

Surface Forms

relieve muscle tension infinitive
relieved muscle tension past
relieved muscle tension past participle
relieving muscle tension present participle
relieves muscle tension third person singular

Morphology

relieve + muscle + tension

The meaning is directly compositional: 'relieve' (to reduce) combined with 'muscle' + 'tension' (muscle tightness) yields the straightforward sense 'reduce muscle tightness or stiffness'. This follows a normal verb + noun-phrase pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should understand it.

Etymology

Relieve muscle tension paints a picture of a muscle as a tight rope or knot, and to relieve is to loosen that knot in the muscle. Tension is the tight feeling, so the phrase means 'to reduce the feeling of tightness or stiffness in the muscles'.