slack

Speech parts

1. slack - Noun

2. slack - Adjective

3. slack - Verb

4. slack - Adverb

6. slack - Adjective Satellite

7. Slack - Proper noun

Meaning

Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

A valley, or small, shallow dell.

Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.

Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.

Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.

Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.

Slackly; as, slack dried hops.

The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.

Alt. of Slacken

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

slow loose relaxed lax inactive dull relax slump abate morass slake slacken remiss slow down slackness
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Antonyms

corporation spangled work active animal labour
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Hypernyms

play fall bog minify decrease dust

Hyponyms

air-slake

Phrases with the word

slack off cut someone some slack take up the slack cut somebody some slack Holme Slack make slack

Anagrams

Lacks

Examples

The storm abated Source: Internet

The rain let up after a few hours Source: Internet

the team went into a slump Source: Internet

a gradual slack in output Source: Internet

a drop-off in attendance Source: Internet

a falloff in quality Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

slabwise Slaby SLAC slack Alice slack fill slack key