-
nouna soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
-
"suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"nouna stretch of water without current or movement
Similar:
type of: -
"he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"nounthe quality of being loose (not taut)
Similar:
-
"a gradual slack in output"nouna noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Similar:
-
"He slackened his pace as he got tired"verbmake less active or fast
-
"slack lime"verbcause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
Similar:
type of: -
verbbecome slow or slowertype of:
-
verbbecome less in amount or intensity
-
"slack and wrinkled skin" "slack sails" "a slack rope" "a slack grip"adjectivenot tense or taut
-
verbmake less active or intense
-
"slack in maintaining discipline"adjectivelacking in rigor or strictness
-
"he took up the slack"nouna cord or rope or cable that is hanging looselytype of:
-
verbavoid responsibilities and work, be idletype of:
-
"He slacks his attention"verbbe inattentive to, or neglecttype of:
-
noundust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
-
"slack water"adjectiveflowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
Similar:
-
"slack the rope"verbrelease tension on
Examples of slack
- "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"
- "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
- "a gradual slack in output"
- "He slackened his pace as he got tired"
- "slack lime"
- "slack and wrinkled skin"
- "slack sails"
- "a slack rope"
- "a slack grip"
- "slack in maintaining discipline"
- "he took up the slack"
- "He slacks his attention"
- "slack water"
- "slack the rope"