Definition of slack

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Slack (superl.) Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope..

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Slack :: Slack (v. t.) Alt. of Slacke.
Slacking :: Slacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slacke.
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To neglect; to be remiss in.
Forslack :: Forslack (v. t.) To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth.
Slacked :: Slacked (imp. & p. p.) of Slacke.
Rallentando :: Rallentando (a.) Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando.
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service..
Remiss :: Remiss (a.) Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow..
Unslacked :: Unslacked (a.) Not slacked; unslaked; as, unslacked lime..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To languish; to fail; to flag.
Douse :: Douse (v. t.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail..
Springal :: Spring (v. i.) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.
Slakin :: Slakin (n.) Slacken.
Slack :: Slack (n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell..
Lentando :: Lentando (a.) Slackening; retarding. Same as Rallentando.
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
Slake :: Slake (a.) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.
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