Definition of slack

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Slack (adv.) Slackly; as, slack dried hops..

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Slackening :: Slackening () of Slacke.
Slackened :: Slackened () of Slacke.
Forslack :: Forslack (v. t.) To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth.
Lentando :: Lentando (a.) Slackening; retarding. Same as Rallentando.
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To neglect; to be remiss in.
Lag :: Lag (v. t.) To cause to lag; to slacken.
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand..
Slack :: Slack (n.) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail..
Slack :: Slack (a.) Alt. of Slacke.
Unslaked :: Unslaked (a.) Not slaked; unslacked; as, an unslaked thirst; unslaked lime..
Slakin :: Slakin (n.) Slacken.
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather..
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.
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens..
Swiftfoot :: Swifter (v. t.) To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer..
Take-up :: Take-up (n.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch..
Laxation :: Laxation (n.) The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened..
Slow :: Slow (v. t.) To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer..
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