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slacken

verb

1 slacken

Become slow or slower.

synonyms: slack, slow, slow down, slow up.

Roget 706: hinder, impede, filibuster [U.S.], impedite, embarrass.    keep off, stave off, ward off; obviate; avert, antevert; turn aside, draw off, ... show more

Dutch: vertragen

2 slacken

Make less active or fast:
— He slackened his pace as he got tired.

synonyms: relax, slack, slack up.

Roget 687: repose; rest, rest and be thankful; take a rest, take one's ease, take it easy.    relax, unbend, slacken; take breath etc. (refresh) 689; rest upon one's oars; ... show more

Roget 275: move slowly etc. adv.; creep, crawl, lag, slug, drawl, linger, loiter, saunter; plod, trudge, stump along, ... show more

Roget 47: make loose etc. adj.; loosen, slacken, relax; unglue etc. 46; detach etc. (disjoin) 44.   

3 slacken

Become looser or slack.

4 slacken

Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness.

synonym: remit.

Roget 174: be moderate etc. adj.; keep within bounds, keep within compass; sober down, settle down; keep the peace, remit, relent, take in sail.    moderate, soften, mitigate, ... show more

Dutch: vieren


Moby thesaurus: abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, appease, arrest, assuage, attemper, attenuate, backpedal, backwater, bank the fire, bate, benumb, block, blunt, bog down, bottle up, brake, chasten ... show more.

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