Traditional Chinese Meaning of slacken

鬆弛

Other Traditional Chinese words related to 鬆弛

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

鬆弛

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

放鬆,輕鬆,放鬆,鬆弛,分離,免費,解除綁定,撤銷,解開,解開

伸展,緊張,張力,擰緊,附著,捆綁,約束,應變,領帶,約束

slacked => 鬆弛, slack water => 停滯的水, slack up => 放鬆, slack tide => 漲落潮, slack suit => 運動服,