Slacken Definition & Meaning
slacken
- verb
- become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
- make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
- become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
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- What does slacken mean?
- become slow or slower; "Production slowed" make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" become looser or slack; "the rope slackened" make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- What part of speech is slacken?
- Slacken is a verb.
- How many definitions does slacken have?
- Slacken has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).