SLACK

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

  "he took up the slack"

• (noun) the quality of being loose (not taut)

  "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"

  synonyms : slackness

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

  synonyms : mire , morass , quag , quagmire

  Her feet were gradually sinking into the quagmire. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a stretch of water without current or movement

  "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"

  synonyms : slack water

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : drop-off , falling off , falloff , slump

• (noun) dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

• (verb) cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

  "slack lime"

  synonyms : slake

• (verb) become less in amount or intensity

  "The storm abated", "The rain let up after a few hours"

  synonyms : abate , die away , let up , slack off

  Rather than leaving immediately, we waited for the storm to abate. -added by editor1

  
  -tagged by Administrator
  We are waiting for the rain to abate.

• (verb) make less active or intense

  synonyms : abate , slake

• (verb) become slow or slower

  "Production slowed"

  synonyms : slacken , slow , slow down , slow up

• (verb) make less active or fast

  "He slackened his pace as he got tired", "Don't relax your efforts now"

  synonyms : relax , slack up , slacken

• (verb) release tension on

  "slack the rope"

• (verb) be inattentive to, or neglect

  "He slacks his attention"

• (verb) avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

• (adj.) lacking in rigor or strictness

  "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable", "lax in attending classes", "slack in maintaining discipline"

  synonyms : lax

• (adj.) flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

  "slack water"

• (adj.) not tense or taut

  "the old man's skin hung loose and grey", "slack and wrinkled skin", "slack sails", "a slack rope"

  synonyms : loose

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