slacken

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verb

1. become slow or slower (Freq. 4)
- Production slowed
• Syn:
slow, slow down, slow up, slack
• Derivationally related forms:
slack (for: slack), slowdown (for: slow down), slowing (for: slow)
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. make less active or fast (Freq. 1)
- He slackened his pace as he got tired
- Don't relax your efforts now
• Syn:
slack, slack up, relax
• Derivationally related forms:
relaxation (for: relax), slack (for: slack)
• Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. become looser or slack
- the rope slackened
• See Also:
slacken off
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
• Syn:
remit
• Derivationally related forms:
slackening
• Hypernyms:
loosen, loose
• Hyponyms:
douse, dowse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  remit, slack, slack up, relax, slow, slow down, slow up