ALL meanings of slack
slack
S s - adjective slack not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope. 1
- adjective slack negligent; careless; remiss: slack proofreading. 1
- adjective slack slow, sluggish, or indolent: He is slack in answering letters. 1
- adjective slack not active or busy; dull; not brisk: the slack season in an industry. 1
- adjective slack moving very slowly, as the tide, wind, or water. 1
- adjective slack weak; lax. 1
- adjective slack Nautical. easy (def 15a). 1
- adverb slack in a slack manner. 1
- noun slack the fine screenings of coal. 1
- verb with object slack to be remiss in respect to (some matter, duty, right, etc.); shirk; leave undone: He slacked the most important part. 1
- verb with object slack to make or allow to become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.; relax (efforts, labor, speed, etc.); lessen; moderate (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object slack to make loose, or less tense or taut, as a rope; loosen (often followed by off or out). 1
- verb with object slack to slake (lime). 1
- verb without object slack to be remiss; shirk one's duty or part. 1
- verb without object slack to become less active, vigorous, rapid, etc. (often followed by up): Business is slacking up. 1
- verb without object slack to become less tense or taut, as a rope; to ease off. 1
- verb without object slack to become slaked, as lime. 1
- idioms slack 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. 1
- adjective slack not tight 1
- adjective slack not busy or active 1
- adjective slack careless, not diligent 1
- noun slack rope: looseness 1
- intransitive verb slack avoid work 1
- noun slack surplus or deficiency 1
- adjective slack Something that is slack is loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in position. 0
- adjective slack A slack period is one in which there is not much work or activity. 0
- adjective slack Someone who is slack in their work does not do it properly. 0
- verb slack If someone is slacking, they are not working as hard as they should. 0
- verb slack Slack off means the same as slack. 0
- adjective slack not tight, tense, or taut 0
- adjective slack negligent or careless 0
- adjective slack (esp of water, etc) moving slowly 0
- adjective slack (of trade, etc) not busy 0
- adverb slack in a slack manner 0
- noun slack a part of a rope, etc, that is slack 0
- noun slack a period of decreased activity 0
- noun slack a patch of water without current 0
- noun slack a slackening of a current 0
- noun slack (in sprung rhythm) the unstressed syllable or syllables 0
- verb slack to neglect (one's duty, etc) 0
- verb slack to loosen; to make slack 0
- noun slack small pieces of coal with a high ash content 0
- adjective slack slow; idle; sluggish 0
- adjective slack barely moving 0
- adjective slack characterized by little work, trade, or business; not busy or active; dull 0
- adjective slack loose; relaxed; not tight, taut, or firm 0
- adjective slack easily changed or influenced; weak; lax 0
- adjective slack careless or negligent 0
- verb transitive slack to make slack; slacken 0
- verb transitive slack to slake 0