Definition of slack

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  • slack is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • slack is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
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Definition of slack

  • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. mire
    2. morass
    3. quag
    4. quagmire
  • a stretch of water without current or movement (noun)

    Examples

    1. suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless

    Synonyms

    1. slack water
  • the quality of being loose (not taut) (noun)

    Examples

    1. he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope

    Synonyms

    1. slackness
  • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality (noun)

    Examples

    1. a gradual slack in output

    Synonyms

    1. drop-off
    2. falling off
    3. falloff
    4. slump
  • make less active or fast (verb)

    Examples

    1. He slackened his pace as he got tired

    Synonyms

    1. relax
    2. slack up
    3. slacken
  • cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water (verb)

    Examples

    1. slack lime

    Synonyms

    1. slake
  • become slow or slower (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. slacken
    2. slow
    3. slow down
    4. slow up
  • become less in amount or intensity (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. abate
    2. die away
    3. let up
    4. slack off
  • not tense or taut (adjective)

    Examples

    1. slack and wrinkled skin
    2. slack sails
    3. a slack rope
    4. a slack grip

    Synonyms

    1. loose
  • make less active or intense (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. abate
    2. slake
  • lacking in rigor or strictness (adjective)

    Examples

    1. slack in maintaining discipline

    Synonyms

    1. lax
  • a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely (noun)

    Examples

    1. he took up the slack
  • avoid responsibilities and work, be idle (verb)
  • be inattentive to, or neglect (verb)

    Examples

    1. He slacks his attention
  • dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve (noun)
  • flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide (adjective)

    Examples

    1. slack water
  • release tension on (verb)

    Examples

    1. slack the rope

See definition of slack in Merriam Webster