| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity: ease, let up, loose, loosen, relax, slacken, untighten. See TIGHTEN. 2. To avoid the fulfillment of: disregard, neglect, shirk. Idioms: let slide. See DO. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Not tautly bound, held, or fastened: lax, loose, relaxed. See TIGHTEN. 2. Guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concern: derelict, lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss. See CAREFUL. 3. Characterized by reduced economic activity: down, dull, off, slow, sluggish, soft. See INCREASE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | slack off To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, subside, wane. See INCREASE.
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