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SLACK UP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does slack up mean?

• SLACK UP (verb)
The verb SLACK UP has 1 sense:

1. make less active or fast

Familiarity information: SLACK UP used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SLACK UP (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Make less active or fast

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

slack up; slacken; slack; relax

Context examples:

He slackened his pace as he got tired / Don't relax your efforts now

Hypernyms (to "slack up" is one way to...):

decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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