Slacken | Mean of slacken in English Dictionary

/ˈslækən/

• Verb
• to become slower or less active
1. Sales show no sign of slackening.
2. The wind slackened (off) and the sky cleared.
• to make (something) slower or less active
1. She slackened her speed/pace [=she slowed down] after she slipped on the ice.
• to become less tight or to make (something) less tight
1. As he began to relax, his grip on the steering wheel slackened.
2. He slackened his grip.
3. The captain ordered us to slacken the sails.