Hebrew Meaning of slacken

להרפות

Other Hebrew words related to להרפות

Definitions and Meaning of slacken in English

Wordnet

slacken (v)

become slow or slower

make less active or fast

become looser or slack

make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

Webster

slacken (a.)

To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.

To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.

To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks.

To abate; to become less violent.

To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens.

To languish; to fail; to flag.

To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.

Webster

slacken (v. t.)

To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage.

To neglect; to be remiss in.

To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime.

To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry.

To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.

Webster

slacken (n.)

A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion.

FAQs About the word slacken

להרפות

become slow or slower, make less active or fast, become looser or slack, make slack as by lessening tension or firmnessTo become slack; to be made less tense, f

לרפות,קלות,להירגע,רפוי,לנתק,חופשי,בטל קישור,בטל,להתיר,לפתוח

מתיחה,מתוח,מתח,להדק,צרף,קשור,לרסן,עומס,עניבה,להגביל

slacked => רפוי, slack water => מים עומדים, slack up => הרפי, slack tide => מד שחין, slack suit => חליפת ספורט,