slack up

VERB

lessen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate curtail decrease dilute diminish dwindle ease erode impair lighten minimize mitigate narrow shrink slacken taper off weaken

STRONG

abridge amputate attenuate clip close contract crop cut de-escalate decline degrade downsize drain minify moderate soft pedal taper thin truncate

WEAK

become smaller cut back die down grow less roll back slow down take the bite out take the edge off take the sting out wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase intensify irritate lengthen prolong strengthen worsen

STRONG

go up rise stretch

WEAK

raise

Example Sentences

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“Everybody needs to pick up the slack up front, starting with us,” left tackle Joe Noteboom said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2022

“It didn’t slack up at all,” he said.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2021

He tied one end of a hawser to a pillar and passed the other about the roundhouse top, taking the slack up, so that no one’s toes could touch the ground.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

"An' another thing about this pony o' mine, he'll never slack up on a rope," continued Dan.

From Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life by Parker, Frances

"Men," said he, addressing himself to the cutter's crew, who were convulsed with laughter, "some of you run out that gang-plank, and another slack up that line."

From Frank on the Lower Mississippi by Castlemon, Harry

slack up

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