Definition of slack

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1	[ adjective ] not tense or taut Synonyms loose Examples "the old man's skin hung loose and gray" "slack and wrinkled skin" "slack sails" "a slack rope" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...) Badura-Skoda-Vienna_Konzerthaus ( Westminster ) and Demus-Schubert_Quartet ( Deutsche_Grammophon ) are both warm_toned , pleasantly lyrical , but rather slack and tensionless . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....) Once covertly looking at Simms_Purdew , the only man in the world whom he hated , he had seen the heavy , slack , bestubbled jaw open and close to emit the cruel , obscene banter , and had seen the pale blue eyes go watery with whisky and merriment , and suddenly he was not seeing the face of that vile creature . Related terms lax
2	[ noun ] the condition of being loose (not taut) Synonyms slackness Examples "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" Related terms looseness
3	[ noun ] a noticeable decline in performance Synonyms slump falloff falling_off drop-off Examples : "the team went into a slump" "a sudden slack in output" "a drop-off in attendance" "a falloff in automobile sales" Related terms decline deterioration slow slump slake
4	[ verb ] cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water, as of lime Synonyms slake Related terms hydrate air-slake
5	[ verb ] become less in amount or intensity Synonyms die_away let_up slack_off abate Examples "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" Related terms decrease letup
6	[ adjective ] flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide Examples "slack water" Related terms standing
7	[ verb ] become slow or slower Synonyms slacken slow_down slow slow_up Examples "Production slowed" Related terms weaken slump
8	[ verb ] make less active or fast Synonyms slacken relax slack_up Examples "He slackened his pace as he got tired" "Don't relax your efforts now" Related terms decrease relaxation
9	[ verb ] release tension on Examples "slack the rope" Related terms loosen
10	[ verb ] be inattentive to, or neglect, as of duties Examples : "He slacks his attention" Related terms neglect shirking
11	[ verb ] avoid responsibilities and work, be idle Related terms shirk slacker
12	[ adjective ] lacking in rigor or strictness Synonyms lax Examples "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable" "lax in attending classes" "slack in maintaining discipline" Related terms negligent
13	[ adjective ] lacking in strength or firmness or resilience Synonyms limp lax flaccid Examples "flaccid muscles" "took his lax hand in hers" "gave a limp handshake" "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton "a slack grip" Related terms weak
14	[ verb ] make less active or intense Synonyms abate slake Related terms decrease slump
15	[ noun ] a stretch of water without current or movement Examples "suddenly they were in slack water" Related terms stretch
16	[ noun ] dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve Related terms debris
17	[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3139
18	[ noun ] a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely Examples "he took of the slack" Related terms cord
*	Rhymes with lac lack clack plaque flak flack black lilac polack Phonetic and Homophones S L AE1 K Similar Spelling slacks Slick Sloas slice sleek Slask slake sleazy sleaze sls Slowik To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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