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The definition of slack
13 Definitions of: slack
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- adjective, not tight, tense, or taut
- adjective, negligent or careless
- adjective, (esp of water, etc) moving slowly
- adjective, (of trade, etc) not busy
- adjective, phonetics. another term for lax
- adverb, in a slack manner
- noun, a part of a rope, etc, that is slack
- noun, a period of decreased activity
- noun, a) a patch of water without current b) a slackening of a current
- noun, prosody (in sprung rhythm) the unstressed syllable or syllables
- verb, to neglect (one's duty, etc)
- verb, to loosen; to make slack
- verb, chem. a less common word for slake, slacks
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- noun, small pieces of coal with a high ash content
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of slack