slack | a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely, he took up the slack |
slack suit | casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket |
slack slackness | the quality of being loose (not taut), he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope |
slack water slack tide | the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide |
mire quagmire quag morass slack | a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot |
slack slack water | a stretch of water without current or movement, suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless |
Morris Esther Morris Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris | United States suffragist in Wyoming (-) |
slump slack drop-off falloff falling off | 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 |
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 |
slack slake | cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water, slack lime |
abate let up slack off slack die away | become less in amount or intensity, The storm abated, The rain let up after a few hours |
slake abate slack | make less active or intense |
slow slow down slow up slack slacken | become slow or slower, Production slowed |
slack slacken slack up relax | make less active or fast, He slackened his pace as he got tired, Don't relax your efforts now |
slack | release tension on, slack the rope |
slack | be inattentive to, or neglect, He slacks his attention |
slack | avoid responsibilities and work, be idle |
lax slack | lacking in rigor or strictness, such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable, lax in attending classes, slack in maintaining discipline |
slack | flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide, slack water |
loose slack | not tense or taut, the old man's skin hung loose and grey, slack and wrinkled skin, slack sails, a slack rope |