SLACKEN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
   Synonym(s)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) slacken is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • douse (what does douse mean?)
   • dowse (what does dowse mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • slacken (what does slacken mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • relaxation (what does relaxation mean?)
   • loosening (what does loosening mean?)
   • slackening (what does slackening mean?)
2. Meaning
   • become looser or slack
   Usage Example(s)
   • the rope slackened
   Hypernyms(s) slacken is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   See Also
   • ease up (what does ease up mean?)
   • ease off (what does ease off mean?)
   • slacken off (what does slacken off mean?)
   • flag (what does flag mean?)
3. Meaning
   • become slow or slower
   Synonym(s)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Production slowed
   Hypernyms(s) slacken is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slump (what does slump mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • drop-off (what does drop-off mean?)
   • falloff (what does falloff mean?)
   • falling off (what does falling off mean?)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
4. Meaning
   • make less active or fast
   Synonym(s)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • slack up (what does slack up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He slackened his pace as he got tired
   • Don”t relax your efforts now
   Hypernyms(s) slacken is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • minify (what does minify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • relaxation (what does relaxation mean?)
   • loosening (what does loosening mean?)
   • slackening (what does slackening mean?)
   • slump (what does slump mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • drop-off (what does drop-off mean?)
   • falloff (what does falloff mean?)
   • falling off (what does falling off mean?)