English-Thai Dictionary

slacken

VI หย่อน  loosen reduce yon

 

slacken

VT ทำให้ หย่อน  loosen reduce tam-hai-yon

 

slacken off

PHRV ขี้เกียจ  ไม่กระตือรือร้น  ซังกะตาย  ease off ease up ke-kiad

 

slacken off

PHRV คลาย ออก  slack away slack off klai-ook

 

slacken up

PHRV ลดลง (ความเร็ว  ความพยายาม  slack up lod-long

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLACKEN

n.Among miners, a spungy semi-vitrified substance which they mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLACKEN

SLACKEN Slack "en, n. (Metal. )

 

Defn: A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion. [Written also slakin. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

slacken

slack en |ˈslakən ˈslækən | ▶verb make or become slack: [ with obj. ] : he slackened his grip | the joints can be tightened and slackened off again | [ no obj. ] : the pace never slackens.

 

Oxford Dictionary

slacken

slack ¦en |ˈslak (ə )n | ▶verb 1 make or become slack: [ with obj. ] : he slackened his grip | [ no obj. ] : suddenly the line slackens and flutters in the wind. 2 reduce or decrease in speed or intensity: [ no obj. ] : the pace never slackens.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

slacken

slacken verb 1 he slackened his grip: loosen, release, relax, loose, lessen, weaken. ANTONYMS tighten. 2 he slackened his pace: slow (down ), become /get /make slower, decelerate, slack (up ). ANTONYMS quicken. 3 the rain is slackening: decrease, lessen, subside, ease up /off, let up, abate, slack off, diminish, die down.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

slacken

slacken verb 1 he slackened his grip | the straps can be slackened to allow greater freedom of movement: loosen, make looser, release, relax, loose; lessen, reduce, weaken; Nautical, dated veer. ANTONYMS tighten. 2 her footsteps slackened | he slackened his pace a little: become /get /make slower, slow down, slow, decelerate, reduce in speed, slack. ANTONYMS speed up, quicken. 3 I think the rain might just be slackening: decrease, lessen, subside, ease up /off, get less, let up, abate, moderate, become less intense, slack off, diminish, dwindle, die down, fall off, drop off, taper off, ebb, recede, wane.

 

Duden Dictionary

slacken

sla cken schwaches Verb |ˈslɛkn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « oder »ist « zu Slackline auf der Slackline balancieren sie haben den ganzen Morgen im Park geslackt

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

slacken

slack en /slǽk (ə )n /動詞 他動詞 1 〈張り詰めたもの 〉をゆるめる, 緩和する .2 〈力 速度 〉を弱める, 落とす, 減少させる (off, up ).自動詞 1 〈張り詰めたものが 〉ゆるむ, たるむ (off ).2 速度を落とす ; 〈速度などが 〉のろくなる .3 〈商売などが 〉不活発になる (off, up ); 〈風などが 〉弱まる (off ).