Slack Meaning

There are 17 meaning(s) for word Slack

Meaning 1 : a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

    Synonyms : mire,  morass,  quag,  quagmire
Meaning 2 : a stretch of water without current or movement

    Example : suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless

    Synonyms : slack water
Meaning 3 : the quality of being loose (not taut)

    Example : he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope

    Synonyms : slackness
Meaning 4 : a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

    Example : a gradual slack in output

    Synonyms : drop-off,  falling off,  falloff,  slump
Meaning 5 : make less active or fast

    Example : He slackened his pace as he got tired

    Synonyms : relax,  slack up,  slacken
Meaning 6 : cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

    Example : slack lime

    Synonyms : slake
Meaning 7 : become slow or slower

    Synonyms : slacken,  slow,  slow down,  slow up
Meaning 8 : become less in amount or intensity

    Synonyms : abate,  die away,  let up,  slack off
Meaning 9 : not tense or taut

    Example : slack and wrinkled skin,slack sails,a slack rope,a slack grip

    Synonyms : loose
Meaning 10 : make less active or intense

    Synonyms : abate,  slake
Meaning 11 : lacking in rigor or strictness

    Example : slack in maintaining discipline

    Synonyms : lax
Meaning 12 : a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

    Example : he took up the slack

Meaning 13 : avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

Meaning 14 : be inattentive to, or neglect

    Example : He slacks his attention

Meaning 15 : dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

Meaning 16 : flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

    Example : slack water

Meaning 17 : release tension on

    Example : slack the rope

How to Pronounce Slack

  • slæk