SLACKEN


Meaning of SLACKEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsla-kən ]

verb

( slack·ened ; slack·en·ing ˈsla-k ə n-iŋ)

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1. : to make less active : slow up

slacken speed at a crossing

2. : to make slack (as by lessening tension or firmness)

slacken sail

intransitive verb

1. : to become slack or slow or negligent : slow down

2. : to become less active : slack

Synonyms: see delay

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.