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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Slacking :: Slacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slacke.
Check :: Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens..
Slackening :: Slackening () of Slacke.
Slab :: Slab (n.) The slack part of a sail.
Lentando :: Lentando (a.) Slackening; retarding. Same as Rallentando.
Relax :: Relax (n.) To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews..
Slack :: Slack (v. t.) Alt. of Slacke.
Slack :: Slack (n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell..
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand..
Lax :: Lax (v. t.) Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber..
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
Statable :: Stasis (n.) A slackening or arrest of the blood current in the vessels, due not to a lessening of the heart's beat, but presumably to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls. It is one of the phenomena observed in the capillaries in inflammation..
Slackened :: Slackened () of Slacke.
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope..
Laxation :: Laxation (n.) The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened..
Unslaked :: Unslaked (a.) Not slaked; unslacked; as, an unslaked thirst; unslaked lime..
Douse :: Douse (v. t.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail..
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