SLACKEN
Definition
- verb become slow or slower. — synonyms: slow, slow_down, slow_up, slack
- verb make less active or fast. — synonyms: slack, slack_up, relax
- verb become looser or slack.
- verb make slack as by lessening tension or firmness. — synonyms: remit
Examples
- “The pace slackened.”
- “to slacken lime”