- slack
- slackslack1 [slak]adj.[ME slakke < OE slæc, akin to Du slak < IE base * (s)lēg-, loose, slack > L laxus, lax]1. slow; idle; sluggish2. barely moving: said of a current, as of air or water3. characterized by little work, trade, or business; not busy or active; dull [a slack period]4. loose; relaxed; not tight, taut, or firm5. easily changed or influenced; weak; lax6. careless or negligent [a slack workman]vt.1. to make slack; slacken2. to slakevi.1. to be or become slack; slacken2. to be idle, careless, or negligentadv.in a slack manner; so as to be slackn.1. a part that is slack or hangs loose2. a lack of tension or tautness; looseness3. a stoppage of movement in a current4. a dull period; lullSYN.- REMISS——————cut someone some slackSlang to be less demanding of someone; ease up on someone——————slack offto slacken——————slack upto go more slowlyslacklyadv.slacknessn.slack2 [slak]n.[ME sleck, akin to Fl slecke, dross, Du slak: for IE base see SLAY]a mixture of small pieces of coal, coal dust, and dirt left from the screening of coalslack3 [slak]n.[ME slak < ON * slakki < IE base * sk̑lēk, wet, sprinkle] [Scot. or North Eng.] Scot. North Eng.1. a small valley2. a bog; morass
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.