slack

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• February 10. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — noun — english

  dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — noun — english

  a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — noun — english

  a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — noun — english

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

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — noun — english

  the quality of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — noun — english

  a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — verb — english

  avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — verb — english

  be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — verb — english

  release tension on; "slack the rope"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — verb — english

  make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — verb — english

  become slow or slower; "Production slowed"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — verb — english

  make less active or intense

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — verb — english

  become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — verb — english

  cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"

• March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — adjective — english

  not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"; "a slack grip"

• March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — adjective — english

  flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

• March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  slack — adjective — english

  lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"