What does 緩む (yurumu | ゆるむ) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	緩む
	is pronounced
	yurumu \| ゆるむ
	means
	to slacken

	Examples:
	あともう少しっていうところで気が緩んだんだろうなあ。 ato mōsukoshi tteyū tokoro de ki ga yurun dan daro u nā. She let up just when she was almost there.
	普通ネジはね、のの字に回すと締まって、のの字の反対に回すと緩むんだよ。 futsū neji hane, no no ji ni mawasu to shimatte, no no ji no hantai ni mawasu to yurumun da yo. Normal screws when turned clockwise will tighten and when turned anti-clockwise will loosen.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org