slack | English to English Dictionary

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slack

(sl/&/k )

Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.(adjective)

source: webster1913

dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve(noun.substance)

source: wordnet30
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality(noun.process)

Example:
A gradual slack in output.

Synonym:
drop-off, falling off, falloff, slump

source: wordnet30
a stretch of water without current or movement(noun.object)

Example:
Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless.

Synonym:
slack water

source: wordnet30
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot(noun.object)

Synonym:
mire, morass, quag, quagmire

source: wordnet30
the quality of being loose (not taut)(noun.attribute)

Example:
He hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope.

Synonym:
slackness

source: wordnet30
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely(noun.artifact)

Example:
He took up the slack.

source: wordnet30
Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.(noun)

source: webster1913
A valley, or small, shallow dell.(noun)

source: webster1913
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.(noun)

source: webster1913

avoid responsibilities and work, be idle(verb.social)

source: wordnet30
be inattentive to, or neglect(verb.cognition)

Example:
He slacks his attention.

source: wordnet30
release tension on(verb.change)

Example:
Slack the rope.

source: wordnet30
make less active or fast(verb.change)

Example:
He slackened his pace as he got tired.

Synonym:
relax, slack up, slacken

source: wordnet30
become slow or slower(verb.change)

Synonym:
slacken, slow, slow down, slow up

source: wordnet30
make less active or intense(verb.change)

Synonym:
abate, slake

source: wordnet30
become less in amount or intensity(verb.change)

Synonym:
abate, die away, let up, slack off

source: wordnet30
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water(verb.change)

Example:
Slack lime.

Synonym:
slake

source: wordnet30
To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.(verb)

source: webster1913
To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage.(verb)

source: webster1913