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slack > 18 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	slack, loose	Not tense or taut
	2	slack, flaccid, lax, limp	Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
	3	slack	Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
	4	slack, lax	Lacking in rigor or strictness
NOUN	1	slack	Dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
	2	slack, slump, drop-off, falloff, falling off	A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
	3	slack, slack water	A stretch of water without current or movement
	4	slack, mire, quagmire, quag, morass	A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
	5	slack, slackness	The condition of being loose (not taut)
	6	slack	A cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
VERB	1	slack	Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
	2	slack	Be inattentive to, or neglect
	3	slack	Release tension on
	4	slack, slacken, slack up, relax	Make less active or fast
	5	slack, slow, slow down, slow up, slacken	Become slow or slower
	6	slack, slake, abate	Make less active or intense
	7	slack, abate, let up, slack off, die away	Become less in amount or intensity
	8	slack, slake	Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

slack > pronunciation
Sounds	slae'k
Rhymes	aback, almanac, amnesiac, and 120 more rhymes in aek...

slack > adjective 1
Meaning	Not tense or taut.
Examples	"slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
Synonyms	loose
Similar to	lax
Nouns	slackness
Adverbs	slackly

slack > adjective 2
Meaning	Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience.
Examples	"a slack grip"
Synonyms	flaccid, lax, limp
Similar to	weak
Nouns	slackness

slack > adjective 3
Meaning	Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide.
Examples	"slack water"
Similar to	standing

slack > adjective 4
Meaning	Lacking in rigor or strictness.
Examples	"slack in maintaining discipline"
Synonyms	lax
Similar to	negligent
Nouns	slackness

slack > noun 1, substance
Meaning	Dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve.
Broader	debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus
Verbs	slack

slack > noun 2, process
Meaning	A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality.
Examples	"a gradual slack in output"
Synonyms	slump, drop-off, falloff, falling off
Broader	deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
Verbs	slack; slack; slack

slack > noun 3, object
Meaning	A stretch of water without current or movement.
Examples	"suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"
Synonyms	slack water
Broader	stretch

slack > noun 4, object
Meaning	A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.
Synonyms	mire, quagmire, quag, morass
Broader	bog, peat bog

slack > noun 5, attribute
Meaning	The condition of being loose (not taut).
Examples	"he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
Synonyms	slackness
Broader	looseness, play
Verbs	slack

slack > noun 6, artifact
Meaning	A cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely.
Examples	"he took up the slack"
Broader	cord
Verbs	slack

slack > verb 1, social
Meaning	Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Broader	fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
Nouns	slacker; slacking

slack > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	Be inattentive to, or neglect.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He slacks his attention"
Broader	neglect
Nouns	slacking

slack > verb 3, change
Meaning	Release tension on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"slack the rope"
Broader	loosen, loose
Nouns	slack; slack

slack > verb 4, change
Meaning	Make less active or fast.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"He slackened his pace as he got tired"
Synonyms	slacken, slack up, relax
Broader	decrease, lessen, minify
Nouns	slack

slack > verb 5, change
Meaning	Become slow or slower.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	slow, slow down, slow up, slacken
Broader	weaken
Nouns	slack

slack > verb 6, change
Meaning	Make less active or intense.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	slake, abate
Broader	decrease, lessen, minify
Nouns	slack

slack > verb 7, change
Meaning	Become less in amount or intensity.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	abate, let up, slack off, die away
Broader	decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

slack > verb 8, change
Meaning	Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"slack lime"
Synonyms	slake
Broader	hydrate
Narrower	air-slake
Nouns	slack

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