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slack
noun(slack)
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Synonyms: mire, morass, quag, quagmire,
slack
noun(slack)
a stretch of water without current or movement
Synonyms: slack water,
Examples:
Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless.
slack
noun(slack)
the quality of being loose (not taut)
Synonyms: slackness,
Examples:
He hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope.
slack
noun(slack)
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Synonyms: drop-off, falling off, falloff, slump,
Examples:
A gradual slack in output.
slack
verb(slack)
make less active or fast
Synonyms: relax, slack up, slacken,
Examples:
He slackened his pace as he got tired.
slack
verb(slack)
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
Synonyms: slake,
Examples:
Slack lime.
slack
verb(slack)
become slow or slower
Synonyms: slacken, slow, slow down, slow up,
slack
verb(slack)
become less in amount or intensity
Synonyms: abate, die away, let up, slack off,
slack
adjective(slack)
not tense or taut
Synonyms: loose,
Examples:
Slack and wrinkled skin.
Slack sails.
A slack rope.
A slack grip.
slack
verb(slack)
make less active or intense
Synonyms: abate, slake,
slack
adjective(slack)
lacking in rigor or strictness
Synonyms: lax,
Examples:
Slack in maintaining discipline.
slack
noun(slack)
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
Examples:
He took up the slack.
slack
verb(slack)
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
slack
verb(slack)
be inattentive to, or neglect
Examples:
He slacks his attention.
slack
noun(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
slack
adjective(slack)
flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
Examples:
Slack water.
slack
verb(slack)
release tension on
Examples:
Slack the rope.

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