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  • 1slacken — I. v. n. 1. Slack, abate, become less intense, be diminished. 2. Become loose or slack, be made less tight or tense, relax. 3. Neglect, be remiss, be backward, fail. 4. Become slow. 5. Languish, flag, fail. II. v. a. 1 …

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  • 2Untighten — Un*tight en, v. t. [1st pref. un + tighten.] To make less tight or tense; to loosen. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3ten´sion|less — ten|sion «TEHN shuhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. the act of stretching: »His tension on the rope made it break. 2. a stretched condition: »The tension of the bow gives its speed to the arrow. 3. Figurative. mental or nervous strain: »A mother feels… …

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  • 4loosen — loos•en [[t]ˈlu sən[/t]] v. t. 1) to make less tight: to loosen a belt; to loosen one s grasp[/ex] 2) to make less firmly fixed in place: to loosen a tooth[/ex] 3) to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter 4) to set free from restraint or… …

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  • 5List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… …

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  • 6Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …

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  • 7relax */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈlæks] / US verb Word forms relax : present tense I/you/we/they relax he/she/it relaxes present participle relaxing past tense relaxed past participle relaxed 1) [intransitive] to rest and allow yourself to become calm Just sit down and try …

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  • 8ease */*/ — I UK [iːz] / US [ɪz] noun [uncountable] 1) a) the ability to do something easily with ease: Young children seem to master computer games with ease. We completed the climb with relative ease (= fairly easily). b) the fact that something is easy to …

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  • 9lose */*/*/ — UK [luːz] / US [luz] verb Word forms lose : present tense I/you/we/they lose he/she/it loses present participle losing past tense lost UK [lɒst] / US [lɔst] past participle lost Get it right: lose: Don t confuse lose (a verb) and loose (an… …

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  • 10Perth Glory FC — For the Perth Glory W League team, see Perth Glory W League. Perth Glory Full name Perth Glory Football Club Nickname(s) Glory …

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