slack




slack - 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
  • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
  • a stretch of water without current or movement
  • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  • the quality of being loose (not taut)
  • a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

  • slack - verb

    • avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
    • be inattentive to, or neglect
    • release tension on
    • make less active or fast
    • become slow or slower
    • make less active or intense
    • become less in amount or intensity
    • cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

    slack - adjective

    • not tense or taut
    • flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
    • lacking in rigor or strictness

    slack - thesaurus

    abate   falloff   lax   loose   mire   morass   quag   quagmire   relax   slacken   slackness   slake   slow   slump  

    Scrabble score for slack

    s is 1 l is 1 a is 1 c is 3 k is 5
    Scrabble score = 11

    generated at 21:45:50 on 13-08-24

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