Definition
Meaning of 'slack'
Meaning of 'slack' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Slack 
[ a.]
- Alt. of Slacken [ a.]2. Slack [ adv.]
- Slackly; as, slack dried hops. [ adv.]3. Slack [ n.]
- Small coal; also, coal dust; culm. [ n.]- A valley, or small, shallow dell.
- The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
4. Slack [ superl.]
- Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended;
as, a slack rope. [ superl.]- Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
- Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
- Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.
5. Slack [ v. t.]
- Alt. of Slacken [ v. t.]Meaning of 'slack' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. slack [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
Example in sentence:
- he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope
Meaning (2):
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
Example in sentence:
- he took up the slack
Meaning (3):
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a stretch of water without current or movement
Example in sentence:
- suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless
Meaning (4):
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Example in sentence:
- a drop-off in attendance;
- a falloff in quality;
- a gradual slack in output;
- the team went into a slump
2. slack [ v]
[ v]Meaning (5):
- make less active or fast
- make less active or fast
Example in sentence:
- Don't relax your efforts now;
- He slackened his pace as he got tired
Meaning (6):
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- be inattentive to, or neglect
Example in sentence:
- He slacks his attention
Meaning (7):
- become slow or slower
- become slow or slower
Example in sentence:
- Production slowed
Meaning (8):
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
Example in sentence:
- slack lime
Meaning (9):
- release tension on
- release tension on
Example in sentence:
- slack the rope
Meaning (10):
- become less in amount or intensity
- become less in amount or intensity
Example in sentence:
- The rain let up after a few hours;
- The storm abated
3. slack [ s]
[ s]Meaning (11):
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
Example in sentence:
- slack water
Meaning (12):
- lacking in rigor or strictness
- lacking in rigor or strictness
Example in sentence:
- lax in attending classes;
- slack in maintaining discipline;
- such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
Meaning (13):
- not tense or taut
- not tense or taut
Example in sentence:
- a slack grip;
- a slack rope;
- slack and wrinkled skin;
- slack sails;
- the old man's skin hung loose and grey
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