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Meanings of slacken in English

Portuguese
desacelerar
Catalan
moderar

Become slow or slower.

        desacelerar
        Catalan
        moderar
        Spanish
        moderar

        Make less active or fast.

              moderar
              Portuguese
              afrouxar
              Catalan
              reduir-se
              Spanish
              aflojar

              Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness.

                    afrouxar

                    Slacken.

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                            Examples for "remit"
                            Examples for "remit"
                            1
                            Our obesity problem has gone way beyond the remit of most GPs.
                            The Guardian
                            2
                            But there's a good reason for that: it falls outside his remit.
                            The Guardian
                            3
                            Holder said hiring issues may be added to the inquiry's remit later.
                            The Guardian
                            4
                            Roux's remit was broad, covering financial regulation across a number of headings.
                            The Irish Times
                            5
                            The rest of the economy is considered beyond the remit of politics.
                            The Guardian
                            Usage of slacken in English
                            1
                            I felt my mindless need for her slacken and began to understand.
                            The Wise Man’s Fear
                            2
                            Even the slave artisans in the factories are allowed to slacken work.
                            A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
                            3
                            Feeling the pull slacken the leaders whipped round on to the wheelers.
                            Finished
                            4
                            Jesus answered, and forthwith his interest in the camel-driver began to slacken.
                            The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story
                            5
                            Three hours the battle raged before the Swedish fire began to slacken.
                            Hero Tales of the Far North
                            6
                            She was on open ground, and the storm had begun to slacken.
                            The hellfire club
                            7
                            That is, provided the ship does not slacken speed or increase it.
                            Five Thousand Miles Underground; Or, the Mystery of the Centre o...
                            8
                            The iron grip about his body seemed to slacken for a moment.
                            'Way Down East / A Romance of New England Life
                            9
                            Nat did not slacken his pace until he had reached the river.
                            From Farm to Fortune; or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience
                            10
                            The crab showed no reaction whatsoever, nor did it slacken its pace.
                            Rendezvous with Rama
                            11
                            If you have begun high, you must not let the strings slacken.
                            Taquisara
                            12
                            Then at last as his hold began to slacken she took courage.
                            The Lamp in the Desert
                            13
                            Let us slacken sail, my dears, as we have brought no cockswain.
                            Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
                            14
                            Medvedev said Russia would not slacken its campaign against terrorism in the region.
                            Reuters
                            15
                            The pony in the lead did not slacken its speed in the least.
                            The Pony Rider Boys in Montana; Or, The Mystery of the Old Custe...
                            16
                            Growth in power demand in Vietnam is also forecast to slacken.
                            Reuters
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                            Translations for slacken
                            Slacken through the time
                            Slacken across language varieties
                            United Kingdom
                            Common
                            United States of America
                            Less common