slacken

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

• From Old English slǣcan

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈslæ.kən/, SAMPA: /"sl{.k@n/

  Rhymes: -ækən

[edit] Verb

to slacken (third-person singular simple present slackens, present participle slackening, simple past and past participle slackened)

1. (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.

   The pace slackened.

2. (transitive) To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
   • 1986, Mari Sandoz, The Horsecatcher‎

     Elk slackened the rope so he could walk farther away, and together they went awkwardly up the trail toward the grassy little flat...

[edit] Related terms

• slack
• slacker

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aceklns
• cankles