slack

1. n. Small coal; also, coal dust; culm. Source: opted

2. n. A valley, or small, shallow dell. Source: opted

3. superl. Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope. Source: opted

4. superl. Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand. Source: opted

5. superl. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service. Source: opted

6. superl. Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack. Source: opted

7. adv. Slackly; as, slack dried hops. Source: opted

8. n. The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail. Source: opted

9. a. Alt. of Slacken Source: opted

10. v. t. Alt. of Slacken Source: opted

11. adj. not tense or taut Source: wordnet

12. adj. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide Source: wordnet

13. adj. lacking in rigor or strictness Source: wordnet

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