Slacken Definition

slacken
verb
  1. become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
  2. make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
  3. become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"
  4. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

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