Slacking vs. Tighten — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Slacking and Tighten
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Slacking
Not tense or taut; loose
A slack rope.
Slack muscles.
Tighten
To make or become tight or tighter.
Slacking
Lacking in activity; not busy
A slack season for the travel business.
Tighten
(transitive) To make tighter.
Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
Slacking
Moving slowly; sluggish
A slack pace.
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Tighten
(intransitive) To become tighter.
That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
Slacking
Lacking in diligence or due care or concern; negligent
A slack worker.
Tighten
(economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
Slacking
Flowing or blowing with little speed
A slack current.
Slack winds.
Tighten
(economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.
Slacking
(Linguistics) Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed; lax.
Tighten
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
Just where I please, with tightened reinI'll urge thee round the dusty plain.
Slacking
To make looser or less taut
Slacked the sail.
Tighten
Make tight or tighter;
Tighten the wire
Slacking
To make slower
Slacked our pace.
Tighten
Become tight or tighter;
The rope tightened
Slacking
To be careless or remiss in doing
Slack one's duty.
Tighten
Restrict;
Tighten the rules
Stiffen the regulations
Slacking
To slake (lime).
Tighten
Narrow or limit;
Reduce the influx of foreigners
Slacking
To be or become slack.
Slacking
To be inactive or avoid work
Slacked around the house all day.
Slacking
A loose part, as of a rope or sail
Hauled in the slack.
Slacking
A period of little activity; a lull
A slack in business.
Slacking
A cessation of movement in a current of air or water.
Slacking
An area of still water.
Slacking
Unused capacity
Still some slack in the economy.
Slacking
Slacks Casual pants that are not part of a suit.
Slacking
In a slack manner
A banner hanging slack.
Slacking
Present participle of slack
Slacking
The evasion of work or duty
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