slacken
English Thesaurus
1. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness (verb.change)
| cause | : | slacken, |
| definition | : | become looser or slack (verb.change) |
2. become looser or slack (verb.change)
3. make less active or fast (verb.change)
4. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness (verb.change)
| derivation | : | loosening, relaxation, slackening, |
| definition | : | an occurrence of control or strength weakening (noun.event) |
5. become looser or slack (verb.change)
| also | : | ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, |
| definition | : | become less intense (verb.change) |
6. become slow or slower (verb.change)
| derivation | : | lag, retardation, slowdown, |
| definition | : | the act of slowing down or falling behind (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deceleration, retardation, slowing, |
| definition | : | a decrease in rate of change (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack, slump, |
| definition | : | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality (noun.process) |
7. make less active or fast (verb.change)
| derivation | : | loosening, relaxation, slackening, |
| definition | : | an occurrence of control or strength weakening (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack, slump, |
| definition | : | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality (noun.process) |
8. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness (verb.change)
| derivation | : | loosening, relaxation, slackening, |
| definition | : | an occurrence of control or strength weakening (noun.event) |
9. become looser or slack (verb.change)
| also | : | ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, |
| definition | : | become less intense (verb.change) |
10. become slow or slower (verb.change)
| derivation | : | lag, retardation, slowdown, |
| definition | : | the act of slowing down or falling behind (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deceleration, retardation, slowing, |
| definition | : | a decrease in rate of change (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack, slump, |
| definition | : | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality (noun.process) |
11. make less active or fast (verb.change)
| derivation | : | loosening, relaxation, slackening, |
| definition | : | an occurrence of control or strength weakening (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack, slump, |
| definition | : | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality (noun.process) |
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