• Adjective

    not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose
    a slack rope.
    negligent; careless; remiss
    slack proofreading.
    slow, sluggish, or indolent
    He is slack in answering letters.
    not active or busy; dull; not brisk
    the slack season in an industry.
    moving very slowly, as the tide, wind, or water.
    weak; lax.
    Nautical . easy ( def. 15a ) .

    Adverb

    in a slack manner.

    Noun

    a slack condition or part.
    the part of a rope, sail, or the like, that hangs loose, without strain upon it.
    a decrease in activity, as in business or work
    a sudden slack in output.
    a period of decreased activity.
    Geography . a cessation in a strong flow, as of a current at its turn.
    a depression between hills, in a hillside, or in the land surface.
    Prosody . (in sprung rhythm) the unaccented syllable or syllables.
    British Dialect . a morass; marshy ground; a hollow or dell with soft, wet ground at the bottom.

    Verb (used with object)

    to be remiss in respect to (some matter, duty, right, etc.); shirk; leave undone
    He slacked the most important part.
    to make or allow to become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.; relax (efforts, labor, speed, etc.); lessen; moderate (often fol. by up ).
    to make loose, or less tense or taut, as a rope; loosen (often fol. by off or out ).
    to slake (lime).

    Verb (used without object)

    to be remiss; shirk one's duty or part.
    to become less active, vigorous, rapid, etc. (often fol. by up )
    Business is slacking up.
    to become less tense or taut, as a rope; to ease off.
    to become slaked, as lime. ?

    Idiom

    take up the slack
    to pull in or make taut a loose section of a rope, line, wire, etc.
    Take up the slack before releasing the kite.
    to provide or compensate for something that is missing or incomplete
    New sources of oil will take up the slack resulting from the embargo.

    Synonyms

    verb
    slack

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