Definition of slack

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Slack (superl.) Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope..

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Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To neglect; to be remiss in.
Laxation :: Laxation (n.) The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened..
Crewel :: Crewel (n.) Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery..
Springal :: Spring (v. i.) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.
Douse :: Douse (v. t.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail..
Check :: Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope..
Slacken :: Slacken (n.) A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion..
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand..
Efficient :: Efficient (n.) Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power..
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage..
Slake :: Slake (a.) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime..
Lentando :: Lentando (a.) Slackening; retarding. Same as Rallentando.
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To languish; to fail; to flag.
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks..
Lax :: Lax (v. t.) Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber..
Air-slacked :: Air-slacked (a.) Slacked, or pulverized, by exposure to the air; as, air-slacked lime..
Slackened :: Slackened () of Slacke.
Slack :: Slack (a.) Alt. of Slacke.
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