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Easing - even ease out - is a term used in shipping , which the controlled loose-enter or decline a leash or chain describes.
The friction around a winch or cleat can also be used to “brake” .
Uncontrolled - that is, unintentional - slacking is known as roaring .
The opposite of lowering, i.e. fetching or pulling a line, is known as hauling in or tightly or as heaving . With reference to the anchor one speaks of the "clear".