noun
a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
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adjective
not tense or taut
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- the old man's skin hung loose and grey
- slack and wrinkled skin
- slack sails
- a slack rope
- a slack grip
adjective
flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
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- slack water
adjective
lacking in rigor or strictness
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- such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
- lax in attending classes
- slack in maintaining discipline