Slack (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime".
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Meaning 2
Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle.
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 3
Release tension on; "slack the rope".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Make less active or intense.
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Meaning 5
Make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 6
Become slow or slower; "Production slowed".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 7
Become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 8
Be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.