Slacken
21slacken — v.tr. & intr. make or become slack. Phrases and idioms: slacken off = slack off (see SLACK(1)) …
22slacken up — slack up or slacken up 1. To ease off 2. To slow • • • Main Entry: ↑slack …
23slacken off — verb become less intense • Syn: ↑ease up, ↑ease off, ↑flag • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑lessen, ↑fall • Verb Frames …
24slacken off — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms slacken off : present tense I/you/we/they slacken off he/she/it slackens off present participle slackening off past tense slackened off past participle slackened off same as slacken 1) When you re …
25ˌslacken (sth) ˈoff — phrasal verb same as slacken …
26slacken — /slak euhn/, v.t., v.i. 1. to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc. 2. to make or become looser or less taut. [1570 80; SLACK1 + EN1] Syn. 1, 2. relax, loosen, slack, abate. Ant. 2. tighten, tense. * * * …
27slacken — verb /ˈslæ.kən/ a) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack. The pace slackened. b) To make slack, less taut, or less …
28slacken — sla|cken [ slɛkn̩] <sw. V.; hat/ist> [zu ↑ Slackline]: auf der ↑ Slackline balancieren: sie haben den ganzen Morgen im Park geslackt …
29slacken — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, appease, arrest, assuage, attemper, attenuate, backpedal, backwater, bank the fire, bate, benumb, block, blunt, bog down, bottle up, brake, chasten, check, clip the wings, come… …
30slacken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. retard, diminish, lessen; loosen, relax; abate; languish, decline; ease up, dwindle. See moderation, repose, slowness, decrease. Ant., tighten, increase. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. loosen, retard,… …
