Slack ¹

Definition: Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

Slack ²

Definition: A valley, or small, shallow dell.

Slack ³

Definition: Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.

Slack ⁴

Definition: Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.

Slack ⁵

Definition: Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.

Slack ⁶

Definition: Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.

Slack ⁷

Definition: Slackly; as, slack dried hops.

Slack ⁸

Definition: The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.

Slack ⁹

Definition: Alt. of Slacken

Slack ¹⁰

Definition: Alt. of Slacken

slack ¹¹

Definition: a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"

slack ¹²

Definition: the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn''t counted on the slackness of the rope"

slack ¹³

Definition: a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water"

slack ¹⁴

Definition: 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"

slack ¹⁵

Definition: dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

slack ¹⁶

Definition: cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"

slack ¹⁷

Definition: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

slack ¹⁸

Definition: make less active or intense

slack ¹⁹

Definition: become slow or slower; "Production slowed"

slack ²⁰

Definition: make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don''t relax your efforts now"

slack ²¹

Definition: release tension on; "slack the rope"

slack ²²

Definition: be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"

slack ²³

Definition: avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

slack ²⁴

Definition: lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

slack ²⁵

Definition: flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

slack ²⁶

Definition: 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"

slack ²⁷

Definition: not tense or taut; "the old man''s skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"