Definitions of slacken
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To
become
less
tense;
to
be
remiss;
to
lose
cohesion;
to
abate;
to
become
slower;
to
languish.
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To
loosen;
relax;
retard.
-
To
render
slack;
to
make
less
tense
or
firm;
as,
to
slack
a
rope;
to
slacken
a
bandage.
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To
neglect;
to
be
remiss
in.
-
To
deprive
of
cohesion
by
combining
chemically
with
water;
to
slake;
as,
to
slack
lime.
-
To
cause
to
become
less
eager;
to
repress;
to
make
slow
or
less
rapid;
to
retard;
as,
to
slacken
pursuit;
to
slacken
industry.
-
To
cause
to
become
less
intense;
to
mitigate;
to
abate;
to
ease.
-
To
loosen;
to
make
less;
as,
to
slacken
speed.
Also,
slack.
-
To
become
less
firm,
tense,
or
rigid;
be
less
diligent;
become
slower;
slake.
-
make
less
active
or
fast; "
He
slackened
his
pace
as
he
got
tired"; "
Don't
relax
your
efforts
now"
-
become
slow
or
slower; "
Production
slowed"
-
To
loosen;
to
become
less
rigit;
to
make
less
tense
or
tight;
to
abate;
to
diminish
in
severity;
to
neglect;
to
deprive
of
the
power
of
cohesion,
as
burnt
limeshall-
properly
slake,
which
see.
-
A
spongy,
semivitrifled
substance
which
miners
or
smelters
mix
with
the
ores
of
metals
to
prevent
their
fusion.
-
Among
miners,
a
spongy
semi-
vitrified
substance,
mixed
with
the
ores
of
metals,
to
prevent
their
fusion.
-
In
metallurgy,
spongy,
slaggy
materials
mixed
with
ores
to
prevent
their
fusion
whilst
roasting.
-
To
lose
cohesion
or
solidity
by
a
chemical
combination
with
water;
to
slake;
as,
lime
slacks.
-
To
abate;
to
become
less
violent.
-
To
lose
rapidity;
to
become
more
slow;
as,
a
current
of
water
slackens.
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To
languish;
to
fail;
to
flag.
-
To
end;
to
cease;
to
desist;
to
slake.
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