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v. gevşetmek, gevşemek, yavaşlatmak, yavaşlamak, hız kesmek, koyvermek, tembellik etmek, boşlamak, durgunlaşmak, sakinleşmek, laçka etmek, söndürmek (kireç)* * *gevşe* * *1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) gevşe(t)mek2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) yavaşla(t)mak -
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adj. gevşek, ağır, uyuşuk, gayretsiz, laçka, mıymıntı, tembel, ihmalci, durgun, kesat————————n. gevşeklik, durgunluk, durgun su, boşluk, mola, teneffüs, toz kömür, kömür tozu, halatın gevşek ucu, kaloma————————v. gevşetmek, çözmek, koyvermek, yavaşlatmak, gevşemek, söndürmek (kireç), durulmak, tembellik etmek, laçkalaşmak* * *1. gevşek 2. kaytar (v.) 3. sarkan (adj.)* * *[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) gevşek2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) gevşek3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) kesat4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) durgunluk, kesat•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
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slacken — slack‧en [ˈslækən] also slacken off verb [intransitive, transitive] to gradually become weaker or less active, or to make something do this: • As business slackens, accounting firms are reducing their professional staffs and shaking up office… … Financial and business terms
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slacken — index alleviate, commute, decrease, delay, ease, hold up (delay), impede, lessen … Law dictionary
slacken — (v.) c.1300, from SLACK (Cf. slack) (adj.) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Slackened; slackening … Etymology dictionary
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slacken — [[t]slæ̱kən[/t]] slackens, slackening, slackened 1) V ERG If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense. Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month... [V n] The Conservative government… … English dictionary
slacken — UK [ˈslækən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms slacken : present tense I/you/we/they slacken he/she/it slackens present participle slackening past tense slackened past participle slackened 1) slacken or slacken off to become slower… … English dictionary
Slacken — Slack Slack, Slacken Slack en, v. t. 1. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. Wycklif (Acts xxvii. 40) [1913 Webster] 2. To neglect; to be remiss in. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Slack not the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
