Definition of slack Slack
/slæˈk/ - [slak] - slack
We found 46 definitions of slack from 7 different sources.
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What does slack mean?
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NounPlural: slacks |
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| slack - the quality of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" | ||
| slackness | ||
| looseness, play movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel" | ||
| slack - a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack" | ||
| cord a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" | ||
| slack - a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless" | ||
| slack water | ||
| stretch extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding" | ||
| slack - dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve | ||
| debris, rubble, detritus, junk, dust the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | ||
| slack - 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" | ||
| slump, drop-off, falloff, falling off | ||
| decline in quality, deterioration, worsening, declension process of changing to an inferior state | ||
| slack - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | ||
| mire, quagmire, quag, morass | ||
| bog, peat bog wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel | ||
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| slack - cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime" | ||
| slake | ||
| hydrate cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin" | ||
| air-slake alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate; "air-slake lime" | ||
| slack - make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" | ||
| slacken, slack up, relax | ||
| minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| slack - release tension on; "slack the rope" | ||
| loose, loosen become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" | ||
| slack - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle | ||
| shrink from, goldbrick, shirk, fiddle avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties" | ||
| slack - be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention" | ||
| neglect leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" | ||
| slack - become slow or slower; "Production slowed" | ||
| slow, slow down, slow up, slacken | ||
| weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" | ||
| slack - make less active or intense | ||
| slake, abate | ||
| minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| slack - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" | ||
| abate, let up, slack off, die away | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
Adjectiveslack, slacker, slackest |
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| slack - flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water" | ||
| standing having a supporting base; "a standing lamp" | ||
| slack - not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope" | ||
| loose | ||
| lax emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels" | ||
| slack - lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline" | ||
| lax | ||
| negligent characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- slack (Noun)
Small coal; coal dust. - slack (Noun)
A valley, or small, shallow dell. - slack (Noun)
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it. - slack (Noun)
A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains. - slack (Verb)
To slacken. - slack (Verb)
To mitigate; to reduce the strength of. - slack (Verb)
To procrastinate; to be lazy. - slack (Verb)
To refuse or dislike exerting effort. - slack (Adverb)
Slackly. - slack (Adjective)
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended. - slack (Adjective)
Weak; not holding fast. - slack (Adjective)
Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager. - slack (Adjective)
Not violent, rapid, or pressing.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- slack (n.)
Small coal; also, coal dust; culm. - slack (n.)
A valley, or small, shallow dell. - slack (superl.)
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope. - slack (superl.)
Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand. - slack (superl.)
Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service. - slack (superl.)
Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack. - slack (adv.)
Slackly; as, slack dried hops. - slack (n.)
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail. - slack (a.)
Alt. of Slacken - slack (v. t.)
Alt. of Slacken
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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slack
Lacking the expected or needed stiffness, unleasantly soft.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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slack
slak, adj. lax or loose: not firmly extended or drawn out: not holding fast, weak: not eager or diligent, inattentive: not violent or rapid, slow.—adv. in a slack manner: partially: insufficiently.—n. that part of a rope, belt, &c. which is slack or loose: a period of inactivity: a slack-water haul of a net.—vs.i. Slack, Slack′en, to become loose or less tight: to be remiss: to abate: to become slower: to fail or flag.—v.t. to make less tight: to loosen: to relax: to remit: to abate: to withhold: to use less liberally: to check: (B.) to delay.—v.t. Slack′-bake, to half-bake.—adj.—Slack′-hand′ed, remiss.—n. Slack′-jaw (slang), impudent talk.—adv. Slack′ly.—n. Slack′ness.—adj.—Slack′-salt′ed, insufficiently salted.—n. Slack′-wa′ter, ebb-tide: slow-moving water, as that above a dam.—adj. pertaining to slack-water.—Slack away, to ease off freely; Slack-in-stays, slow in going about, of a ship; Slack off, to ease off; Slack up, to ease off: to slow. [A.S. sleac; Sw. slak, Ice. slakr.] -
slack
slak, n. coal-dross. [Ger. schlacke.] -
slack
slak, n. (Scot.) a cleft between hills: a common: a boggy place. [Scand., Ice. slakki, a hill-slope.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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slack
The part of a rope or sail that hangs loose.--To slack, is to decrease in tension or velocity; as, "Slack the laniard of our main-stay;" or "The tide slackens."
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