Definition of slack

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Slack (superl.) Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service..

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Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
Relent :: Relent (v. t.) To slacken; to abate.
Slake :: Slake (a.) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime..
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime..
Slackening :: Slackening () of Slacke.
Slack :: Slack (adv.) Slackly; as, slack dried hops..
Unslacked :: Unslacked (a.) Not slacked; unslaked; as, unslacked lime..
Surgeful :: Surge (n.) To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan)..
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..
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand..
Lentando :: Lentando (a.) Slackening; retarding. Same as Rallentando.
Swiftfoot :: Swifter (v. t.) To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer..
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope..
Foreslack :: Foreslack (v. t.) See Forslack.
Relax :: Relax (n.) To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews..
Lax :: Lax (v. t.) Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber..
Slacked :: Slacked (imp. & p. p.) of Slacke.
Slack :: Slack (n.) Small coal; also, coal dust; culm..
Slacken :: Slacken (n.) A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion..
Slackness :: Slackness (n.) The quality or state of being slack.
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