slacken meaning and definition

SLACKEN verb

Definition of slacken (verb)

1. become slow or slower
   • "Production slowed"
   • synonyms: slack, slow, slow down, slow up
2. make less active or fast
   • "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
   • synonyms: relax, slack, slack up
3. become looser or slack
   • "the rope slackened"
4. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
   • synonyms: remit