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to slacken
01
to reduce in speed
Intransitive
Disapproving
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
slacken
3rd person singular
slackens
Present participle
slackening
Past simple
slackened
Past participle
slackened
Examples
The hiker felt his pace slacken as he reached the uphill portion of the trail.
02
to reduce the speed, intensity, or activity of something
Transitive: to slacken speed or intensity of something
Disapproving
Examples
Ongoing efforts are currently slackening the production speed.
03
to become looser, less tight, or less tense
Intransitive
Examples
As the climber ascended the mountain, he felt the rope gradually slacken.
04
to make something looser or less tense by reducing tension or tightness
Transitive: to slacken a grip or tension
Examples
The supervisor instructed the workers to slacken the ropes holding the tent.
Lexical Tree
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