slack

[slack]

If you slow down at the end of a race, you slack off. When you use slack this way, it means to reduce your speed, to be sluggish, or to be negligent.

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Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

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

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

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

Noun
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"

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

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

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

Verb
make less active or intense

Verb
become slow or slower; "Production slowed"

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

Verb
release tension on; "slack the rope"

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

Verb
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

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

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

Adjective S.
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"

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


n.
Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

n.
A valley, or small, shallow dell.

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

superl.
Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.

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

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

adv.
Slackly; as, slack dried hops.

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

a.
Alt. of Slacken

v. t.
Alt. of Slacken


Slack

Slack , n. [Cf. Slag.] Small coal; also, coal dust; culm. Raymond.

Slack

Slack, n. [Icel. slakki a slope on a mountain edge.] A valley, or small, shallow dell. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.

Slack

Slack, a. [Compar. Slacker ; superl. Slackest.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s&rsdot;j to let loose, to throw. Cf. Slake.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope. 2. Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand. Milton. 3. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness.
4. Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack. "With slack pace." Chaucer.
Csar . . . about sunset, hoisting sail with a slack southwest, at midnight was becalmed.
Slack in stays (Naut.), slow in going about, as a ship. -- Slack water, the time when the tide runs slowly, or the water is at rest; or the interval between the flux and reflux of the tide. -- Slack-water navigation, navigation in a stream the depth of which has been increased, and the current diminished, by a dam or dams. Syn. -- Loose; relaxed; weak; remiss; backward; abated; diminished; inactive; slow; tardy; dull.

Slack

Slack , adv. Slackly; as, slack dried hops.

Slack

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

Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

A valley, or small, shallow dell.

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

Slackly; as, slack dried hops.

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

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Usage Examples

In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I think I'm a fun flatmate. I'm always cheerful. I go on tour with my band so it's 12 people on one bus and I feel like I'm the one who's happy in the morning. I'm not a chaotic person, but I might slack off on doing the dishes from time to time.

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