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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Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens..
Lax :: Lax (v. t.) Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber..
Slackened :: Slackened () of Slacke.
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To abate; to become less violent.
Slatch :: Slatch (n.) The loose or slack part of a rope; slack.
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope..
Unslaked :: Unslaked (a.) Not slaked; unslacked; as, an unslaked thirst; unslaked lime..
Check :: Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..
Slack :: Slack (a.) Alt. of Slacke.
Slakin :: Slakin (n.) Slacken.
Forslack :: Forslack (v. t.) To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth.
Lag :: Lag (v. t.) To cause to lag; to slacken.
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack..
Swiftfoot :: Swifter (v. t.) To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer..
Efficient :: Efficient (n.) Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power..
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
Bitt :: Bitt (v. t.) To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away..
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