Slacken meaning

What does “slacken” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“slacken” is a verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: become slow or slower.

slacken

become slow or slower
“Production slowed”
Synonymsslow slow down slow up slack
make less active or fast
“He slackened his pace as he got tired”
“Don't relax your efforts now”
Synonymsslack slack up relax
become looser or slack
“the rope slackened”
make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
Synonymsremit

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University