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play with fire
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slacken
collapse
make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"
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abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
anesthetize
,
appease
,
arrest
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
backpedal
,
backwater
,
bank the fire
,
bate
,
benumb
,
block
,
blunt
,
bog down
,
bottle up
,
brake
,
chasten
,
check
,
clip the wings
,
come apart
,
confine
,
constrain
,
control
,
countercheck
,
curb
,
cushion
,
dam up
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deaden the pain
,
decelerate
,
degenerate
,
delay
,
detain
,
deteriorate
,
die down
,
diffuse
,
dilute
,
diminish
,
disimprove
,
disintegrate
,
disjoin
,
disperse
,
dissolve into chaos
,
downplay
,
drag
,
draw rein
,
dull
,
ease
,
ease matters
,
ease off
,
ease up
,
ebb
,
extenuate
,
fall
,
fall back
,
foment
,
free
,
get worse
,
give relief
,
grow worse
,
hang up
,
hinder
,
hold back
,
hold in check
,
hold up
,
impede
,
inhibit
,
intercept
,
interfere
,
intermeddle
,
interrupt
,
intervene
,
keep back
,
keep in check
,
keep within bounds
,
lag
,
lax
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
let down
,
let go
,
let up
,
let up on
,
lighten
,
loose
,
loosen
,
lose ground
,
lose momentum
,
lose speed
,
lull
,
make late
,
meddle
,
mire
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
numb
,
obstruct
,
obtund
,
oppose
,
pad
,
palliate
,
play down
,
poultice
,
pour balm into
,
pour oil on
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
reef
,
regress
,
rein in
,
relapse
,
relax
,
relent
,
relieve
,
remit
,
repress
,
resist
,
restrain
,
retard
,
retrograde
,
retrogress
,
salve
,
scatter
,
scotch
,
set back
,
sicken
,
slack
,
slack off
,
slack up
,
slackening
,
slake
,
slip back
,
slow
,
slow down
,
slow up
,
slow-up
,
smother
,
snub
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
soothe
,
stay
,
stifle
,
stop
,
stupe
,
subdue
,
subside
,
suppress
,
take in sail
,
tame
,
temper
,
throttle down
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unbend
,
unbrace
,
underplay
,
unglue
,
unlax
,
unleash
,
unstick
,
unstrain
,
unstring
,
untighten
,
untune
,
unwind
,
wane
,
water down
,
weaken
,
worsen
contrast with
collapse
related words >
be at cross-purposes
,
be distinct
,
be distinguished
,
be opposed to
,
clash
,
clash with
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
contradict
,
contrapose
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
counter
,
counteract
,
counterbalance
,
countercheck
,
counterpoise
,
counterpose
,
countervail
,
counterwork
,
depart from
,
deviate from
,
differ
,
disaccord with
,
disagree with
,
divaricate from
,
diverge
,
diverge from
,
jar with
,
juxtapose in opposition
,
not accord with
,
not square with
,
offset
,
oppose
,
oppugn
,
play at cross-purposes
,
run counter to
,
set off
,
stand apart
,
stand over against
,
vary
braise
collapse
cook in liquid; "braise beef"
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bake
,
barbecue
,
baste
,
blanch
,
boil
,
brew
,
broil
,
brown
,
coddle
,
cook
,
curry
,
devil
,
do
,
do to perfection
,
fire
,
fricassee
,
frizz
,
frizzle
,
fry
,
griddle
,
grill
,
heat
,
oven-bake
,
pan
,
pan-broil
,
parboil
,
poach
,
prepare
,
prepare food
,
roast
,
saute
,
scallop
,
sear
,
shirr
,
simmer
,
steam
,
stew
,
stir-fry
,
toast
saute
collapse
a dish of sauteed food
fried quickly in a little fat
fry briefly over high heat; "saute the onions"
related words >
bake
,
barbecue
,
baste
,
blanch
,
boil
,
braise
,
brew
,
broil
,
brown
,
coddle
,
cook
,
curry
,
devil
,
do
,
do to perfection
,
fire
,
fricassee
,
frizz
,
frizzle
,
fry
,
griddle
,
grill
,
heat
,
oven-bake
,
pan
,
pan-broil
,
parboil
,
poach
,
prepare
,
prepare food
,
roast
,
scallop
,
sear
,
shirr
,
simmer
,
steam
,
stew
,
stir-fry
,
toast
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