Word

slack, v.
(slacked, slacking, slacks)

cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
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slack slake

sample sentences

"slack lime"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slack

semantic pointers

hypernym

hydrate

hyponym

air-slake

become less in amount or intensity
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abate die away let up slack slack off

sample sentences

"The storm abated"
"The rain let up after a few hours"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

letup

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

abatement

semantic pointers

hypernym

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

make less active or intense
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abate slack slake

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

abatable abator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slack

semantic pointers

hypernym

decrease, lessen, minify

become slow or slower
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slack slacken slow slow down slow up

sample sentences

"Production slowed"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slowing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slowdown

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slack

semantic pointers

hypernym

weaken

make less active or fast
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relax slack slack up slacken

sample sentences

"He slackened his pace as he got tired"
"Don't relax your efforts now"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slack

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

relaxation

semantic pointers

hypernym

decrease, lessen, minify

release tension on
<verb.change>

slack

sample sentences

"slack the rope"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slack slack

semantic pointers

hypernym

loosen, loose

be inattentive to, or neglect
<verb.cognition>

slack

sample sentences

"He slacks his attention"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slacking

semantic pointers

hypernym

neglect

avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
<verb.social>

slack

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slacking slacker

semantic pointers

hypernym

shirk, shrink from, fiddle, goldbrick