Definition of Slacken

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Slacken

To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.

To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.

To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks.

To abate; to become less violent.

To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens.

To languish; to fail; to flag.

To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.

To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage.

To neglect; to be remiss in.

To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime.

To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry.

To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.

A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion.

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Slacken Translations

slacken in French is relaxer
slacken in German is erlahme, entspannen, nachlassen
slacken in Italian is rilassare, rilassare
slacken in Spanish is aflojar
slacken in Swedish is slappna, slakna

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