Slacken

1. To abate; to become less violent.
2. To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.
3. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage.
4. To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry.
5. To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens.
6. To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
7. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage.
8. To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime.
9. To neglect; to be remiss in.
10. To neglect; to be remiss in.
11. To neglect; to be remiss in.
12. To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
13. To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.
14. A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion.
15. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage.
16. To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime.
17. To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime.
18. To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry.
19. To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry.
20. To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.
21. To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.
22. To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.
23. To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.
24. To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.
25. To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens.
26. To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
27. To abate; to become less violent.
28. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks.
29. A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion.
30. A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion.
31. To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens.
32. To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.
33. To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.
34. To languish; to fail; to flag.
35. To languish; to fail; to flag.
36. To languish; to fail; to flag.
37. To abate; to become less violent.
38. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks.
39. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks.