to slack

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Weak; not holding fast

a slack hand.

Not violent, rapid, or pressing

Business is slack.

The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it

The slack of a rope or of a sail.

A valley, or small, shallow dell
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended

a slack rope.

Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager

slack in duty or service.

A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains
Slackly

slack dried hops.

{v} to loosen, be remiss, flag, abate, unbend
{a} loose, relaxed, remiss, slow
{n} coal broken into small parts or pieces
flowing with little speed as e g at the turning of the tide; "slack water"
A slack period is one in which there is not much work or activity. The workload can be evened out, instead of the shop having busy times and slack periods. = quiet
to procrastinate; to be lazy
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"
{s} slow, sluggish; inactive; loose, limp; lazy, careless
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"
To be remiss or backward; to be negligent
{i} looseness; slowdown in activity, lull, deceleration; loose part; (Slang) prostitute
To neglect; to be remiss in
To take up the slack or pick up the slack means to do or provide something that another person or organization is no longer doing or providing. As major airlines give up less-traveled routes, smaller planes are picking up the slack. A mixture of coal fragments, coal dust, and dirt that remains after screening coal
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack" the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water" dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime" make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" release tension on; "slack the rope" be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention" avoid responsibilities and work, be idle flowing with little speed as e
make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
Small coal; coal dust
the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"
make less active or intense
Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service
To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry
To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather
Term used in arrow diagramming method for float
Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand
A command yelled by a climber who needs more rope, usually to clip into protection or anchors
unstressed syllable
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
at the turning of the tide; "slack water
To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks
disapproval If someone is slacking, they are not working as hard as they should. He had never let a foreman see him slacking. Slack off means the same as slack. If someone slacks off, Bill comes down hard
Not fastened; loose; to loosen
Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack
Small coal; also, coal dust; culm
To languish; to fail; to flag
Slack is the amount of time a task can slip before it affects another task's dates or the project finish date Slack is sometimes referred to as float time
a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water"
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G K Chesterton; "a slack grip"
in a slack manner; limply, loosely; slowly, sluggishly
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle flowing with little speed as e
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"
To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage
Slackly; as, slack dried hops
to refuse or dislike exerting effort
disapproval Someone who is slack in their work does not do it properly. Many publishers have simply become far too slack. + slackness slack·ness He accused the government of slackness and complacency
be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"
not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
A depression among an area of coastal sand dunes Often the slacks are damper than surrounding areas of sand and may even contain temporary pools
To abate; to become less violent
become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
{f} loosen, relieve tension or pressure; shirk, evade; become loose; be careless
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"
Time interval between scheduled date and due date
Term used in PERT for float
Not fastened; loose Also, to ease off
To end; to cease; to desist; to slake
become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
release tension on; "slack the rope"
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope
To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens
Something that is slack is loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in position. The boy's jaw went slack