slacken
slack‧en /ˈslækən/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
باز کردن پیچ، سست کردن، شل کردن یا شدن، اهسته کردن، کند کردن، کم شدن، نحیف کردن، علوم مهندسی: ابدیده کردن، علوم دریایی: شل کردن طناب
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Synonyms & Related Wordsslacken[verb]Synonyms: often with off
lessen, abate, decrease, diminish, drop off, moderate, reduce, relax
Antonyms: quicken, tighten
Related Idioms: keep back
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English Dictionaryslack‧en /ˈslækən/
verb [intransitive and transitive] written1. (
also slacken off) to gradually become slower, weaker, less active etc, or to make something do this:
The heavy rain showed no signs of slackening off.slacken your pace/speed (=go or walk more slowly) Guy slackened his pace as he approached the gate.2. to make something looser, or to become looser
Antonym : tighten:
He did not let her go, but his grip on her slackened. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsslacken verb ADV. a little, slightly His grip slackened a little and she pulled away.
off Slacken off the ropes. Growth in the economy was beginning to slacken off. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲