verb🔗ShareTo gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack."The pace slackened."energyphysicsprocessconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make slack, less taut, or less intense."As the project deadline nears, his grip on organization slackens, and he starts missing small details. "actionprocessphysicsenergyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake."to slacken lime"chemistrysubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading