Sans Tightness Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "SLACK" which means:

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
• • A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
• • A stretch of water without current or movement
• • A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
• • The quality of being loose (not taut)
• • A cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
adjective satellite
• • Not tense or taut
• • Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
• • Lacking in rigor or strictness
verb
• • Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
• • Be inattentive to, or neglect
• • Release tension on
• • Make less active or fast
• • Become slow or slower
• • Make less active or intense
• • Become less in amount or intensity
• • Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
adjective
• • (normally said of a rope) lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
• • Weak; not holding fast.
• • Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
• • Not active,successful, or violent.
• • Excess; surplus to requirements.
• • Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
adverb
• • Slackly.

An example sentence would be:

• • "I need to tighten the slack in my shoelaces."
• • "There is too much slack in the rope; it needs to be tightened."

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