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Definition or meaning of the English word Slacken
To become slack; to be made less tense; firm; or rigid; to decrease in tension; as; a wet cord slackens in dry weather. (a.). To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as; to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. (v. t.). To be remiss or backward; to be negligent. (a.). To abate; to become less violent. (a.). To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as; a current of water slackens. (a.). To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease. (v. t.). A spongy; semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion. (n.). To neglect; to be remiss in. (v. t.). To languish; to fail; to flag. (a.). To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as; to slack lime. (v. t.). To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as; lime slacks. (a.). To end; to cease; to desist; to slake. (a.). To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as; to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry. (v. t.). |
