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slack

• (s) not tense or taut
  • the old man's skin hung loose and grey
  • slack and wrinkled skin
  • slack sails
  • a slack rope
  loose,
• (s) flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
  • slack water
• (s) lacking in rigor or strictness
  • such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
  • lax in attending classes
  • slack in maintaining discipline
  lax,

Nouns

• (n) dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
• (n) 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
  drop-off, falling off, falloff, slump,
• (n) a stretch of water without current or movement
  • suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless
  slack water,
• (n) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot mire, morass, quag, quagmire,
• (n) the quality of being loose (not taut)
  • he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope
  slackness,
• (n) a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
  • he took up the slack

Verbs

• (v) avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
• (v) be inattentive to, or neglect
  • He slacks his attention
• (v) release tension on
  • slack the rope
• (v) make less active or fast
  • He slackened his pace as he got tired
  • Don't relax your efforts now
  slack up, slacken, relax,
• (v) become slow or slower
  • Production slowed
  slacken, slow up, slow, slow down,
• (v) make less active or intense abate, slake,
• (v) become less in amount or intensity
  • The storm abated
  • The rain let up after a few hours
  die away, let up, slack off, abate,
• (v) cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
  • slack lime
  slake,

Synonyms

loose drop-off falling off falloff slump lax slack water mire morass quag quagmire slack up slacken relax slackness slow up slow slow down abate slake die away let up slack off

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