slack

Definitions of slack in various dictionaries:

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

noun - a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

noun - a stretch of water without current or movement

noun - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

noun - the quality of being loose (not taut)

noun - a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

verb - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

verb - be inattentive to, or neglect

verb - release tension on

verb - make less active or fast

verb - become slow or slower

verb - make less active or intense

verb - become less in amount or intensity

verb - cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

adj - not tense or taut

adj - flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

adj - lacking in rigor or strictness

Moving slowly; sluggish: a slack pace.

Lacking in activity; not busy: a slack season for the travel business.

Lacking firmness; flaccid: a slack grip.

Flowing or blowing with little speed: a slack current; slack winds.

To make slower or looser; slacken.

To be careless or remiss in doing: slack one’s duty.

To slake (lime).

To be or become slack.

To evade work; shirk.

A loose part, as of a rope or sail.

A lack of tension; looseness.

A period of little activity; a lull.

A cessation of movement in a current of air or water.

An area of still water.

In a slack manner: a banner hanging slack.

A mixture of coal fragments, coal dust, and dirt that remains after screening coal.

A small dell or hollow.

A bog; a morass.

adj - not tight or taut

verb - to make less tight or taut