Slacken
31slacken — slack·en || slækÉ™n v. slow down, decelerate; loosen; ease, make less intense …
32slacken — I. v. n. 1. Slack, abate, become less intense, be diminished. 2. Become loose or slack, be made less tight or tense, relax. 3. Neglect, be remiss, be backward, fail. 4. Become slow. 5. Languish, flag, fail. II. v. a. 1 …
33slacken — v 1. relax, loosen, lessen, ease, soften; mitigate, moderate, abate; weaken, attenuate; diminish, reduce, decrease. 2. slow down, drop off, taper off, wane, dwindle, Inf. peter out, slack up, let up. 3. retard, delay, decelerate; arrest, check,… …
34slacken — slack·en …
35slacken — slack•en [[t]ˈslæk ən[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) to make or become less active, intense, etc 2) to make or become slack • Etymology: 1570–80 …
36slacken — /ˈslækən/ (say slakuhn) verb (t) 1. to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc. 2. to make looser or less taut. –verb (i) 3. to slow down; abate activity. 4. to loosen; become less taut. {slack1 + en1} …
37slacken — Ku u, kualili i, hō alu, hō alu alu, ho omōhalu ho opahemo, ho opāhemohemo, oluea …
38slacken off — PHRASAL VERB: no passive If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense. [mainly BRIT] [V P] At about five o clock, business slackened off. Syn: slack off …
39slacken one's efforts — lessen one s efforts, stop trying as hard as before …
40let slacken — index remit (relax) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
