as in loosened
to make less taut
the skipper ordered the crew to slack off the sheets on the mainsail
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That stance loosened about 15 years ago, primarily in baseball.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Blake and Albert, their tongues loosened by wine, reopen and then scratch viciously at old wounds, calling out personal failures and professional betrayals.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Slacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slacked. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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