Synonyms: slack
Definition: a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
Usage: he took up the slack
Similar words: cord
Definition: a line made of twisted fibers or threads
Usage: the bundle was tied with a cord
Definition: the quality of being loose (not taut)
Usage: he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope
Similar words: looseness, play
Definition: movement or space for movement
Usage: there was too much play in the steering wheel
Synonyms: quag, quagmire, slack, mire, morass
Definition: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Definition: 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
Synonyms: slack, slack water
Definition: a stretch of water without current or movement
Usage: suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless
Similar words: stretch
Definition: a large and unbroken expanse or distance
Usage: a stretch of highway; a stretch of clear water
Synonyms: slack, slump, drop-off, falling off, falloff
Definition: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Usage: the team went into a slump; a gradual slack in output; a drop-off in attendance; a falloff in quality
Similar words: declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening
Definition: process of changing to an inferior state
Synonyms: slack
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
Similar words: rubble, dust, detritus, debris, junk
Definition: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
Definition: cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
Usage: slack lime
Similar words: hydrate
Definition: cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to
Usage: hydrate your skin
Synonyms: die away, slack, slack off, abate, let up
Definition: become less in amount or intensity
Usage: The storm abated; The rain let up after a few hours
Similar words: fall, lessen, diminish, decrease
Definition: decrease in size, extent, or range
Usage: 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
Definition: make less active or intense
Synonyms: slack, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up
Definition: become slow or slower
Usage: Production slowed
Similar words: weaken
Definition: become weaker
Usage: The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
Synonyms: slack, slack up, slacken, relax
Definition: make less active or fast
Usage: He slackened his pace as he got tired; Don't relax your efforts now
Synonyms: slack
Definition: release tension on
Usage: slack the rope
Synonyms: slack
Definition: be inattentive to, or neglect
Usage: He slacks his attention
Synonyms: slack
Definition: avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
Similar words: goldbrick, fiddle, shirk, shrink from
Definition: avoid (one's assigned duties)
Usage: The derelict soldier shirked his duties
Definition: lacking in rigor or strictness
Usage: such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable; lax in attending classes; slack in maintaining discipline
Similar words: negligent
Definition: characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
Usage: negligent parents; negligent of detail; negligent in his correspondence
Synonyms: slack
Definition: flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
Usage: slack water
Similar words: standing
Definition: (of fluids) not moving or flowing
Usage: mosquitoes breed in standing water
Definition: not tense or taut
Usage: the old man's skin hung loose and grey; slack and wrinkled skin; slack sails; a slack rope
Similar words: lax
Definition: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
Usage: a lax rope; a limp handshake