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