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lir|o'·het vpr 1 to gain freedom 2 to be discharged from military service or prison 3 to get loose; become loosened 4 to get disencumbered 5 to get relief 6 [Euph Colloq] to give birth to a baby 7 [Euph] to relieve oneself (evacuate body wastes) 8 to become lower in price
lir|o'·n vt 1 to set [ ] free: free, liberate 2 to release, let go; let up 3 (Chem Phys) to radiate 4 (Mil) to discharge (from service) 5 to clear (a place) 6 to loosen (something tight-fitting) 7 [Old] = shfajėso'·n 8 to allow 9 to lower [the price]
• e liro·n dorėn 1 to spend money freely; overspend 2 to lower one's demands
• e liro·n dorėn 1 to become less tightfisted, loosen one's spending habits 2 to relax discipline, become more lenient
• <>a liro·n frerin/kapistallin/kapistrėn/rripin [Pej] to let go of the reins: maintain no discipline over <>, let <> go out of control
• <>a liro·n rripin to loosen the reins on <>: relax the constraints on <>
• <>i liro·n vidhat/burgjitė to become less strict with <>, loosen up on <>'s discipline
li'r|shėm
III§ adj (i) 1 loose, relaxed, unconstrained, unhampered 2 loose-fitting 3 not occupied, not busy: free
IV§ adv 1 in a loose/easygoing manner 2 freely; without reticence, readily
V§ pred 1 loosely 2 having free time, at liberty
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