"slack" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve (synset 114882250)
is a type of: debris, detritus, dust, junk, rubble - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality (synset 113577712)
"the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"

is a type of: declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening - process of changing to an inferior state

same as: drop-off, falling off, falloff, slump
A stretch of water without current or movement (synset 109459810)
"suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"

is a type of: stretch - a large and unbroken expanse or distance

same as: slack water
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (synset 109378747)
is a type of: bog, peat bog - wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

same as: mire, morass, quag, quagmire
The quality of being loose (not taut) (synset 104782596)
"he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"

is a type of: looseness, play - movement or space for movement

same as: slackness
A cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely (synset 104240665)
"he took up the slack"

is a type of: cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads

Adjective

Not tense or taut (synset 302413057)
"the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"; "a slack grip"

similar to: lax - lacking in firmness or tension; not taut

same as: loose
Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide (synset 301244328)
"slack water"

similar to: standing - (of fluids) not moving or flowing
Lacking in rigor or strictness (synset 300759003)
"such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

similar to: negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

same as: lax

Verb

Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle (synset 202469765)
is a type of: fiddle, goldbrick, shirk, shrink from - avoid (one's assigned duties)
Be inattentive to, or neglect (synset 200618051)
"He slacks his attention"

is a type of: neglect - fail to attend to
Release tension on (synset 200537615)
"slack the rope"

is a type of: loose, loosen - make loose or looser
Make less active or fast (synset 200442167)
"He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller

same as: relax, slack up, slacken
Become slow or slower (synset 200441535)
"Production slowed"

is a type of: weaken - become weaker

same as: slacken, slow, slow down, slow up
Make less active or intense (synset 200246175)
is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller

same as: abate, slake
Become less in amount or intensity (synset 200245945)
"The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

is a type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen - decrease in size, extent, or range

same as: abate, die away, let up, slack off
Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water (synset 200215050)
"slack lime"

is a type of: hydrate - cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to

subtypes: air-slake - alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate

same as: slake