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Slack

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Definitions for Slack

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
noun
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Synonyms
slump drop-off falloff falling off
Examples
  1. the team went into a slump
  2. a gradual slack in output
  3. a drop-off in attendance
  4. a falloff in quality
noun
a stretch of water without current or movement
Synonyms
slack water
Examples
  1. suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless
noun
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Synonyms
mire quagmire quag morass
noun
the quality of being loose (not taut)
Synonyms
slackness
Examples
  1. he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope
noun
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
Examples
  1. he took up the slack
verb
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
verb
be inattentive to, or neglect
Examples
  1. He slacks his attention
verb
release tension on
Examples
  1. slack the rope
verb
make less active or fast
Synonyms
slacken slack up relax
Examples
  1. He slackened his pace as he got tired
  2. Don't relax your efforts now
verb
become slow or slower
Synonyms
slow slow down slow up slacken
Examples
  1. Production slowed
verb
make less active or intense
Synonyms
slake abate
verb
become less in amount or intensity
Synonyms
abate let up slack off die away
Examples
  1. The storm abated
  2. The rain let up after a few hours
verb
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
Synonyms
slake
Examples
  1. slack lime
adjective
not tense or taut
Synonyms
loose
Examples
  1. the old man's skin hung loose and grey
  2. slack and wrinkled skin
  3. slack sails
  4. a slack rope
  5. a slack grip
adjective
flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
Examples
  1. slack water
adjective
lacking in rigor or strictness
Synonyms
lax
Examples
  1. such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
  2. lax in attending classes
  3. slack in maintaining discipline

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