slacken
51Slack — 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 pressage.… …
52relax — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rest, relent, slacken, loosen, unbend, abate, relieve, ease, mitigate. See softness, pity, repose, moderation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rest] Syn. unwind, repose, recline, settle back, make oneself… …
53ὑποχαλᾷ — ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres subj mp 2nd sg ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres ind mp 2nd sg (epic) ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres subj act 3rd sg ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres ind act 3rd sg (epic) …
54ὑποχαλῶν — ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres part act masc voc sg ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres part act neut nom/voc/acc sg ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic ionic) ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic …
55ὑποχαλῶσι — ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres part act masc/neut dat pl (attic epic doric ionic) ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres subj act 3rd pl (attic epic ionic) ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres ind act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic) ὑποχαλάω slacken a little… …
56ὑποχαλῶσιν — ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres part act masc/neut dat pl (attic epic doric ionic) ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres subj act 3rd pl (attic epic ionic) ὑποχαλάω slacken a little pres ind act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic) ὑποχαλάω slacken a little… …
57slack — slack, slacken Both words have been in use since the 16c, and remain interchangeable in many meanings. There are, however, some areas of preference: slacken is generally more dominant in the sense ‘to make or become slack (or slacker)’: a breeze …
58Relax — Re*lax (r? l?ks ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaxed} ( l?kst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaxing}.] [L. relaxare; pref. re re + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See {Lax}, and cf. {Relay}, n., {Release}.] 1. To make lax or loose; to make less… …
59Relaxed — Relax Re*lax (r? l?ks ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaxed} ( l?kst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaxing}.] [L. relaxare; pref. re re + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See {Lax}, and cf. {Relay}, n., {Release}.] 1. To make lax or loose; to make …
60Relaxing — Relax Re*lax (r? l?ks ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaxed} ( l?kst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaxing}.] [L. relaxare; pref. re re + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See {Lax}, and cf. {Relay}, n., {Release}.] 1. To make lax or loose; to make …