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slacken

Verbs

• (v) become slow or slower
  • Production slowed
  slow up, slow, slow down, slack,
• (v) make less active or fast
  • He slackened his pace as he got tired
  • Don't relax your efforts now
  slack up, slack, relax,
• (v) become looser or slack
  • the rope slackened
• (v) make slack as by lessening tension or firmness remit,

Synonyms

slow up slow slow down slack slack up relax remit

See also

ease off slacken off ease up flag

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