Main entry: slack
Definition: a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
Usage: he took up the slack
Definition: the quality of being loose (not taut)
Usage: he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope
Main entry: quag, quagmire, slack, mire, morass
Definition: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Main entry: slack, slack water
Definition: a stretch of water without current or movement
Usage: suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Definition: cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
Usage: slack lime
Main entry: 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
Main entry: slack, slake, abate
Definition: make less active or intense
Main entry: slack, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up
Definition: become slow or slower
Usage: Production slowed
Main entry: 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
Main entry: slack
Definition: release tension on
Usage: slack the rope
Main entry: slack
Definition: be inattentive to, or neglect
Usage: He slacks his attention
Main entry: slack
Definition: avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
Definition: lacking in rigor or strictness
Usage: such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable; lax in attending classes; slack in maintaining discipline
Main entry: slack
Definition: flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
Usage: slack 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