lacking the expected or needed stiffness, unleasantly soft.
become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"
not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took of the slack"
a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water"
release tension on; "slack the rope"
be inattentive to, or neglect, as of duties: "He slacks his attention"
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"
the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water, as of lime
make less active or intense
become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
a noticeable decline in performance: "the team went into a slump"; "a sudden slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in automobile sales"
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"
the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn''t counted on the slackness of the rope"
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"
become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don''t relax your efforts now"
be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"
not tense or taut; "the old man''s skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
the quality of being loose (not taut)
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
a stretch of water without current or movement
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
become less in amount or intensity
become slow or slower
make less active or fast
release tension on
be inattentive to, or neglect
lacking in rigor or strictness
flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
