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Slacken

Slacken Meaning & Definition
Slacken Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Slacken?

[v] make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
[v] become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"
[v] become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
[v] make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Slacken: relax | remit | slack | slack up | slow | slow down | slow up

Related Terms | Find terms related to Slacken:

See Also | decrease | douse | dowse | ease off | ease up | flag | lessen | loose | loosen | minify | slack off | slacken | slacken off | weaken

Slacken In Webster's Dictionary

\Slack"en\, n. (Metal.) A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion. [Written also {slakin}.]

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