Definition of slack

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Slack (superl.) Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand..

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Foreslack :: Foreslack (v. t.) See Forslack.
Slack :: Slack (n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell..
Take-up :: Take-up (n.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.
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..
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack..
Slacken :: Slacken (n.) A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion..
Lime :: Lime (n.) Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called quicklime, obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when treated with water, forming slacked lime, and is an essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc..
Swiftfoot :: Swifter (v. t.) To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer..
Lag :: Lag (v. t.) To cause to lag; to slacken.
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..
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 (a.) To abate; to become less violent.
Laxation :: Laxation (n.) The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens..
Slatch :: Slatch (n.) The loose or slack part of a rope; slack.
Slakin :: Slakin (n.) Slacken.
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.
Quicklime :: Quicklime (a.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2..
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out..
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