Slack
WordNet
adjective
(1) Lacking in rigor or strictness
"Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"
"Lax in attending classes"
"Slack in maintaining discipline"
(2) Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
"Slack water"
(3) Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
"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"
(4) Not tense or taut
"The old man's skin hung loose and grey"
"Slack and wrinkled skin"
"Slack sails"
"A slack rope"
noun
(5) A cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
"He took up the slack"
(6) The condition of being loose (not taut)
"He hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
(7) A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
(8) A stretch of water without current or movement
"Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"
(9) A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
"The team went into a slump"
"A gradual slack in output"
"A drop-off in attendance"
"A falloff in quality"
(10) Dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
verb
(11) Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
"Slack lime"
(12) Become less in amount or intensity
"The storm abated"
"The rain let up after a few hours"
(13) Make less active or intense
(14) Become slow or slower
"Production slowed"
(15) Make less active or fast
"He slackened his pace as he got tired"
"Don't relax your efforts now"
(16) Release tension on
"Slack the rope"
(17) Be inattentive to, or neglect
"He slacks his attention"
(18) Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Small coal; coal dust.
- A valley, or small, shallow dell.
- The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- The slack of a rope or of a sail.
- A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains.
Adjective
- Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.
- a slack rope
- Weak; not holding fast.
- a slack hand
- Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- slack in duty or service
- Not violent, rapid, or pressing.
- Business is slack.
Verb
- to procrastinate; to be lazy
- to refuse or dislike exerting effort