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slack

adjective
  1. lacking in rigor or strictness
    lax
  2. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
    “slack water”
  3. not tense or taut
    loose
noun
  1. a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
    “They took up the slack.”
  2. the quality of being loose, not taut
    “I hadn't counted on the amount of slack in the rope.”
    slackness
  3. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
    mirequagmirequagmorass
  4. a stretch of water without current or movement
    “suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless”
    slack water
  5. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
    drop-offslumpfallofffalling off
  6. dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
verb
  1. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
    “slack lime”
    slake
  2. become less in amount or intensity
    let upabateslack offdie away
  3. make less active or intense
    slakeabate
  4. become slow or slower
    slow
  5. make less active or fast
    “I slackened my pace as I became tired.”
    relaxslackenslack up
  6. release tension on
    “slack the rope”
  7. be inattentive to, or neglect
    “I slack my attention at times.”
  8. avoid responsibilities and work, be idle