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slacken
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verb
(= slow)
become slow or slower
Production slowed
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verb
(= relax)
make less active or fast
He slackened his pace as he got tired
Don't relax your efforts now
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verb
become looser or slack
the rope slackened
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verb
make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
away
Preposition
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When something moves away from something else, the distance between them gets bigger. They are no longer near or close.
Go away! You're bothering me.
Keep the machine away from water.
The store is far away from my house. (It is a long distance from my house.)