"slacken off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: slackens off [present, singular, third-person], slackening off [participle, present], slackened off [participle, past], slackened off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} slacken off (third-person singular simple present slackens off, present participle slackening off, simple past and past participle slackened off)
  1. (intransitive) To slacken or lessen; to become less intense. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-slacken_off-en-verb-UuBEpgBe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. (transitive) To do (something) less intensely. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-slacken_off-en-verb-s0IMehbA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To slacken or lessen; to become less intense."
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        "To do (something) less intensely."
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        "(transitive) To do (something) less intensely."
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        "(intransitive) To slacken or lessen; to become less intense."
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