Word Meaning

slack definition and meaning

n. Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.
n. A valley, or small, shallow dell.
superl. Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
superl. Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
superl. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
superl. Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.
adv. Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
n. The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
a. Alt. of Slacken
v. t. Alt. of Slacken

Crossword clues for slack

- dissolute
- Ease off
- Lazy and careless
- Limp
- Loose