English dictionary
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English verb: slacken | |||
| 1. | slacken (change) become slow or slower | ||
| Samples | Production slowed. | ||
| Synonyms | slack, slow, slow down, slow up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| 2. | slacken (change) make less active or fast | ||
| Samples | He slackened his pace as he got tired. Don't relax your efforts now. | ||
| Synonyms | relax, slack, slack up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
| 3. | slacken (change) become looser or slack | ||
| Samples | The rope slackened. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| 4. | slacken (change) make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | ||
| Synonyms | remit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | loose, loosen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | douse, dowse | ||
| Cause | slacken | ||
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