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slacken
('sl/&/k/@/n )

noun (n)

  • A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • become slow or slower(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    slack, slow, slow down, slow up
    source: wordnet30
  • make less active or fast(verb.change)
    Example:
    He slackened his pace as he got tired.
    Synonym:
    relax, slack, slack up
    source: wordnet30
  • become looser or slack(verb.change)
    Example:
    The rope slackened.
    source: wordnet30
  • make slack as by lessening tension or firmness(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    remit
    source: wordnet30

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