About The Word Slacken
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Slacken Definition And Meaning |
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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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