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- Dictionaryslacken/ˈslak(ə)n/
verb
- 1. make or become slack: "he slackened his grip" Similar Opposite
- 2. reduce or decrease in speed or intensity: "the pace never slackens" Similar Opposite
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to ( cause to) become slower or less active: He stooped to pick it up, without slackening his pace (= without walking more slowly). The pace of trading slackened during the winter months. The management expects demand to slacken (off) in the New Year. The car's speed slackened (off) as it went up a steep hill.
The meaning of SLACKEN is to make less active : slow up. How to use slacken in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Slacken.
Slacken definition: to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.. See examples of SLACKEN used in a sentence.
To slacken is to loosen the tension on or tightness of something. If you slacken the clothesline any more, the clothes will be on the ground next time you hang out the wash. Slacken, in the "to loosen" sense, can also be used figuratively.
slacken verb [I or T] (LESS ACTIVE) to ( cause to) become slower or less active: He stooped to pick it up, without slackening his pace (= without walking more slowly). The pace of trading slackened during the winter months. The management expects demand to slacken (off) in the New Year.
If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
1. To make or become slower; slow down: The runners slackened their pace. Air speed slackened. 2. To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen: I slackened the line to let the fish swim. The sail's sheet slackened as the wind died. 3.
