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Swiftfoot :: Swifter (v. t.) To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer..

Slow :: Slow (v. t.) To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer..

Slackening :: Slackening () of Slacke.

Slack :: Slack (n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell..

Quicklime :: Quicklime (a.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2..

Slack :: Slack (a.) Alt. of Slacke.

Springal :: Spring (v. i.) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.

Relent :: Relent (v. t.) To slacken; to abate.

Check :: Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..

Slakin :: Slakin (n.) Slacken.

Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.

Take-up :: Take-up (n.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch..

Lentando :: Lentando (a.) Slackening; retarding. Same as Rallentando.

Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather..

Relax :: Relax (n.) To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews..

Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens..

Slack :: Slack (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack..

Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.

Slack :: Slack (v. t.) Alt. of Slacke.

Slacked :: Slacked (imp. & p. p.) of Slacke.

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